CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE OF SOUTHERN PATAGONIA: MAIN BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC EVENTS -PICT7-32320

ENGLISH The goal of this Project is to increase the paleobotanical, palynological and biostratigraphic information of the Cretaceous and Paleogene in selected areas of Southern Patagonia, integrating the data obtained for the purpose of contributing to the knowledge on the main evolutionary events of the southern floras. The Austral Basin was developed in the region, during the Cretaceous and Paleogene. The fossiliferous units will be analyzed in this basin, with emphasis on those sequences with preliminary data that allow us to suppose the collection of abundant fossiliferous assemblages.

The paleobotanical and palynological information of the Cretaceous and Paleogene of the Peninsula Antarctica is abundant, allowing a narrow comparison with Patagonia and promoting precise interpretation of the evolutionary changes of the southern floras. The obtained results will be of supreme utility for future studies and a tool for oil exploration. SPANISH Este Proyecto tiene como principal objetivo, incrementar el conocimiento paleobot�nico, palinol�gico y bioestratigr�fico del Cret�cico y Paleogeno en �reas seleccionadas de Patagonia Austral, integrando posteriormente la informaci�n obtenida con el fin de contribuir al conocimiento sobre los principales eventos evolutivos de las floras australes.