Abstract
In the coastal plain of the Una river, county of Cabo Frio and Armação dos Búzios, are found layers of shells of great lateral extent, related to the latest Holocene marine transgression that occurred approximately 5.000 years B.P. The aim of this study is to characterize the distribution of the bioclastic accumulations in this region, for palaeoenvironmental studies and identification of variation of relative sea level. In this area has been found so far six locations where outcrop bioclastic layers composed primarily of molluscs: outfall of the Una river; drainage channel of the Marina Porto Búzios; Tauá Reserve; Condominium Portal de Buzios;Campos Novos; Araçá Farm. The deposit Tauá Reserve is a Site of Geology and Paleontology with description approved by SIGEP, and is considered one of the most important records during the Holocene marine transgression across the State of Rio de Janeiro. However, other deposits found in the region have special features that refer equal value, mainly due to differences regarding the taxonomic composition and habit of life and age of the mollusc deposits. Therefore, the preservation of these deposits is extremely important, because they are source material for taxonomic, palaeoenvironmental, taphonomic and geochronological studies. Because they are considered biological indicators of change in relative sea level, also have a great importance for the didactic and scientific research related to this topic. Comparative studies involving aspects of taxonomic, paleoecological, taphonomic and geochronological deposits in the coastal plain of the river Una are underway and results will contribute for understanding the processes palaeoenvironmental and change in relative sea level in the region of Cabo Frio.
Highlights
The deposit Tauá Reserve is a Site of Geology and Paleontology with description approved by SIGEP, and is considered one of the most important records during the Holocene marine transgression across the State of Rio de Janeiro
Other deposits found in the region have special features that refer equal value, mainly due to differences regarding the taxonomic composition and habit of life and age of the mollusc deposits. The preservation of these deposits is extremely important, because they are source material for taxonomic, palaeoenvironmental, taphonomic and geochronological studies. Because they are considered biological indicators of change in relative sea level, have a great importance for the didactic and scientific research related to this topic
Comparative studies involving aspects of taxonomic, paleoecological, taphonomic and geochronological deposits in the coastal plain of the river Una are underway and results will contribute for understanding the processes palaeoenvironmental and change in relative sea level in the region of Cabo Frio
Summary
Assembleias fossilíferas ou acumulações bioclástica podem ser definidas como qualquer acumulação relativamente densa de partes duras de origem biogênica, independente da composição taxonômica, estado de preservação ou grau de modificação post-morten (Kidwell et al, 1986). Oscilações do nível do mar também podem ser um dos processos responsáveis pela formação desse tipo de depósito. Na região de Cabo Frio e Armação dos Búzios, litoral leste do estado do Rio Janeiro, algumas ocorrências de acumulações bioclásticas compostas predominantemente por conchas de moluscos vêm sendo citada na bibliografia desde a década de setenta (Brito & Carvalho, 1978; Senra et al, 2003a; Senra et al, 2003b; Senra et al, 2004; Castro et al, 2004). O objetivo desse trabalho é caracterizar a importância da preservação das acumulações biclásticas distribuídas na planície costeira do rio Una, municípios de Cabo Frio e Armação dos Búzios, RJ, bem como a sua relevância para os estudos paleoambientais e de variação do nível relativo do mar nessa região. A proposta deverá ser submetida a UNESCO em 2012 e, se aprovada, dará ao país o seu segundo Geoparque
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