Stratigraphy and facies of the Apennine Carbonate Platform (southern Italy): the record of Mesozoic OAEs and Miocene transgression

The Apennine Carbonate Platform of southern Italy witnesses nearly 150 Myr (Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous) shallow-water carbonate sedimentation in the subtropical central Tethys. During this field trip, you will have a look at stratigraphy and facies across some key intervals global palaeoenvironmental perturbation important stratigraphic discontinuities history platform.During first day, visit three localities Matese Mts. At San Lorenzello Milankovitch cyclicity expressed Lower Cretaceous (Valanginian-Hauterivian) peritidal carbonates. Pietraroja foramol Cusano formation, marking Early Miocene transgression on top eroded substrate. Moving north, Regiapiana see abandoned mines that exploited mid-Cretaceous karst bauxites, which mark prolonged subaerial exposure. Moreover, walk through Middle synorogenic platform, from its exposure erosion forebulge incipient flexural subsidence, highlighted by carbonates drowning below photic zone, marked phosphatic hardground overlain Orbulina marls Longano formation.During second head south toward Salerno. In quarry Mercato Severino, record early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event, abrupt demise lithiotid bivalves dasycladalean algae, major producers Jurassic platforms. base Mt Tobenna, Aptian Orbitolina level: marker bed whose meaning has been long debated. From Tobenna move Monteforte Cilento where Cenomanian-Turonian OAE2 Platform.