Hyperpycnal littoral deltas: A case of study from the Lower Cretaceous Agrio Formation in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina

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Recent advances in the understanding of deltaic deposits provide new tools for the study and analysis of deltaic deposits in shallow epicontinental seas. After the introduction of sequence stratigraphic concepts, meter-scale coarsening and thickening upward successions have been considered as “parasequences” originated by high-frequency sea-level changes. Nevertheless, recent studies enhanced the importance of wave-aided low-dense hyperpycnal flows in transporting fine-grained sediments in shallow shelfal areas. These poorly-known (and at the same time very common) types of delta, known as hyperpycnal littoral deltas (HLD), develop very low gradient progradational units, controlled by changes in the sediment supply instead of sea level changes. These small-scale progradational units are very common in shallow epicontinental seas like the Lower Cretaceous Agrio Formation in the Neuquén Basin. This study provides a first detailed analysis of hyperpycnal littoral deltas from the Agua de la Mula Member (upper Hauterivian-lower Barremian) of the Agrio Formation. This unit has been studied in three locations near Bajada del Agrio locality in the central part of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. Six sandy facies, three heterolithic facies, three muddy facies and four calcareous facies were recognized. From facies analysis, three facies associations could be determined, corresponding to offshore/prodelta, distal ramp delta and proximal ramp delta. The three stratigraphic sections discussed in this study are internally composed of several small-scale sequences showing a coarsening and thickening upward pattern, transitionally going from muddy to sandy wave-dominated facies, and ending with calcareous bioclastics levels on top. These small-scale sequences are interpreted as delta front deposits of wave-influenced hyperpycnal littoral deltas, punctuated by calcareous intervals accumulated during periods of low sediment supply. It is interpreted that the development of hyperpycnal littoral deltas could have been facilitated by a decrease in sea water salinity related to an increasing runoff.

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Key words: Deltas Hyperpycnal littoral deltas Prograding sequences Agua de la Mula Member Neuquén Basin

Received: 31 May 2021

Corresponding Authors: *E-mail address: airastorza@ingeosur-conicet.gob.ar (A. Irastorza).

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. Hyperpycnal littoral deltas: A case of study from the Lower Cretaceous Agrio Formation in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina[J]. Journal of Palaeogeography, 2021, 10(4): 550-570.

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