Abstract

espanolLas secciones estudiadas en la Sierra Banco de Lucero en Chihuahua y La Sierra Las Azules en Sonora, estan formadas predominantemente por calizas micriticas y calizas arenosas, con algunas intercalaciones de lutitas calcareas. Ambas secciones contienen asociaciones faunisticas muy similares. En ambas localidades se observan variaciones ambientales como respuesta a cambios del nivel del mar, por lo que la conexion respecto de la continuidad lateral entre ambas secuencias es todavia un poco incierta, estas variantes se reflejan en las microfacies y en menor grado en la diversidad taxonomica de microfosiles planctonicos. De acuerdo al analisis de microfacies, los ambientes dominantes en ambas secciones son de mar abierto pelagico, talud y cuenca, solo en la parte alta de la localidad ubicada en Chihuahua, se reconocieron ambientes de aguas someras que corresponden a la plataforma interior y lagunar. En contraste, la seccion Sierra Las Azules, en Sonora, representa condiciones de deposito en aguas mas profundas con respecto a la Sierra Banco de Lucero en Chihuahua. Ambas localidades representan el intervalo Aptiano superior-Albiano inferior, sin embargo, son ligeramente diacronicas, es decir, que posiblemente la seccion en Sonora es un poco mas antigua que la seccion de la Sierra Banco de Lucero. De acuerdo con los datos obtenidos, se confirma la afinidad tanto litoestratigrafica como cronoestratigrafica entre las dos secuencias. EnglishThe sections studied in the Sierra Banco de Lucero in Chihuahua and Sierra Las Azules in Sonora, are mainly made of micritic limestone and sandy limestone, with some intervals of interbedded shales. Both sections have very similar faunal associations. Both sections display some environmental differences resulting from fluctuation of the sea level, the direct lateral continuity of the two successions remains unresolved, these variations are reflected in the microfacies and also in minor differences in taxonomic diversity of microfossils. The microfacies shows that, the dominant environments in both sections range from pelagic open ocean, to slope and to basin, upper platform and lagoonal environments were identified only in the upper part of the Chihuahua succession. However, the Sierra Las Azules succession, represents deeper conditions with respect to the Banco de Lucero section. Both successions represent the interval comprised between the upper Aptian and the lower Albian, however, they are slightly diacronous; it is likely that the section in Sonora is slightly older than the Banco de Lucero section. Our field and lab data demonstrate the lithostratigraphic and chonostratigraphic affinities between both successions.

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