The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview

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Autor(a) principal: Madeira, Patrícia
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Kroh, Andreas, Martins, António M. de Frias, Ávila, Sérgio P.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/818
Resumo: In the Azores, Santa Maria is the only island with a sedimentary cover in a nine island volcanic system. This southeast most island of the archipelago has a rich fossil record, dated to the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene and to the Pleistocene. Palaeontological investigations on the island started in the late nineteen century. Nevertheless, through the next 150 years, the number of publications and thus the attention given to the fossil record of Santa Maria shows considerable fluctuation over time. From the beginning, the Miocene-Pliocene outcrops, more numerous in the island, focused the attention of the scholars. Recently, however, the interest has shifted to the Pleistocene outcrops. Data obtained from these outcrops has been used extensively in the interpretation and discussion of the Azorean geological genesis and evolution, particularly of Santa Maria, the oldest island of the archipelago. However, its role in the interpretation and discussion of the origin and subsequent evolution of insular marine communities has been meagre. The checklists produced for Santa Maria’s fossiliferous outcrops, account for a large spectrum of represented animal groups. Workers have focused their attention on the molluscs, being the group best represented in the fossil record. Data on other animal groups is still scarce, particularly in case of the Pleistocene outcrops. The fossiliferous beds of Santa Maria are far from being an exhausted matter and further research in the Island should be considered.
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spelling The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overviewHistiorical overviewMarine fossilSanta Maria Island (Azores)In the Azores, Santa Maria is the only island with a sedimentary cover in a nine island volcanic system. This southeast most island of the archipelago has a rich fossil record, dated to the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene and to the Pleistocene. Palaeontological investigations on the island started in the late nineteen century. Nevertheless, through the next 150 years, the number of publications and thus the attention given to the fossil record of Santa Maria shows considerable fluctuation over time. From the beginning, the Miocene-Pliocene outcrops, more numerous in the island, focused the attention of the scholars. Recently, however, the interest has shifted to the Pleistocene outcrops. Data obtained from these outcrops has been used extensively in the interpretation and discussion of the Azorean geological genesis and evolution, particularly of Santa Maria, the oldest island of the archipelago. However, its role in the interpretation and discussion of the origin and subsequent evolution of insular marine communities has been meagre. The checklists produced for Santa Maria’s fossiliferous outcrops, account for a large spectrum of represented animal groups. Workers have focused their attention on the molluscs, being the group best represented in the fossil record. Data on other animal groups is still scarce, particularly in case of the Pleistocene outcrops. The fossiliferous beds of Santa Maria are far from being an exhausted matter and further research in the Island should be considered.Sociedade Afonso ChavesRepositório da Universidade dos AçoresMadeira, PatríciaKroh, AndreasMartins, António M. de FriasÁvila, Sérgio P.2011-01-18T10:47:07Z20072007-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/818engMADEIRA, PATRÍCIA, ANDREAS KROH, ANTÓNIO M. DE FRIAS MARTINS & SÉRGIO P. ÁVILA (2007). The Marine Fossils from Santa Maria Island: An Historical Overview. "Açoreana. Revista de Estudos Açoreanos", Supl. Nº 5: 59-73.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-12-20T14:28:20Zoai:repositorio.uac.pt:10400.3/818Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:23:48.293367Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
title The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
spellingShingle The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
Madeira, Patrícia
Histiorical overview
Marine fossil
Santa Maria Island (Azores)
title_short The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
title_full The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
title_fullStr The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
title_full_unstemmed The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
title_sort The marine fossils from Santa Maria Island. An Historical overview
author Madeira, Patrícia
author_facet Madeira, Patrícia
Kroh, Andreas
Martins, António M. de Frias
Ávila, Sérgio P.
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author2 Kroh, Andreas
Martins, António M. de Frias
Ávila, Sérgio P.
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Madeira, Patrícia
Kroh, Andreas
Martins, António M. de Frias
Ávila, Sérgio P.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Histiorical overview
Marine fossil
Santa Maria Island (Azores)
topic Histiorical overview
Marine fossil
Santa Maria Island (Azores)
description In the Azores, Santa Maria is the only island with a sedimentary cover in a nine island volcanic system. This southeast most island of the archipelago has a rich fossil record, dated to the Late Miocene-Early Pliocene and to the Pleistocene. Palaeontological investigations on the island started in the late nineteen century. Nevertheless, through the next 150 years, the number of publications and thus the attention given to the fossil record of Santa Maria shows considerable fluctuation over time. From the beginning, the Miocene-Pliocene outcrops, more numerous in the island, focused the attention of the scholars. Recently, however, the interest has shifted to the Pleistocene outcrops. Data obtained from these outcrops has been used extensively in the interpretation and discussion of the Azorean geological genesis and evolution, particularly of Santa Maria, the oldest island of the archipelago. However, its role in the interpretation and discussion of the origin and subsequent evolution of insular marine communities has been meagre. The checklists produced for Santa Maria’s fossiliferous outcrops, account for a large spectrum of represented animal groups. Workers have focused their attention on the molluscs, being the group best represented in the fossil record. Data on other animal groups is still scarce, particularly in case of the Pleistocene outcrops. The fossiliferous beds of Santa Maria are far from being an exhausted matter and further research in the Island should be considered.
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