Litho- and biostratigraphic data of lower-middle Miocene sections in the Transylvanian basin and SE Carpathian Foredeep (Romania)
K. Sant,
D.V. Palcu,
E. Turco,
A. Di Stefano,
N. Baldassini,
T. Kouwenhoven,
K.F. Kuiper,
W. Krijgsman
Affiliations
K. Sant
Paleomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hoofddijk, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
D.V. Palcu
Paleomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hoofddijk, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
E. Turco
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parma University, Parma, Italy
A. Di Stefano
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Catania University, Catania, Italy
N. Baldassini
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Catania University, Catania, Italy
T. Kouwenhoven
Department of Geosciences, Stratigraphy-Paleontology, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
K.F. Kuiper
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
W. Krijgsman
Paleomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hoofddijk, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Corresponding author. Budapestlaan 17, 3584 CD Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Litho- and biostratigraphic data are provided of 5 stratigraphic sections in Romania covering the “Badenian” marine flooding that occurred in the Central Paratethys during the middle Miocene (Langhian). The dataset includes stratigraphic logs and descriptions of the profiles, and biostratigraphic analyses on calcareous nannofossils and foraminifera. In addition, characteristic stratigraphic features and representative fossils, including tiny Streptochilus foraminifera in the Campiniţa section in the SE Carpathian Foredeep, are presented in photographs. The data show that the flooding is characterized by the sudden abundance of Langhian calcareous nannofossils and foraminifera with a strong Mediterranean affinity. Keywords: Foraminifera, Calcareous nannofossils, Badenian flooding, Streptochilus, Paratethys
