Abstract The trace fossils are well developed in the Neogene strata with the huge thickness in northern Qiongdongnan Basin. Based on detailed observation of the cores from seven drilling wells,combining with the thin section analysis,imaging logging and related experiments,the ichnofabric characteristics and sedimentary environment of the Neogene Sanya Formation were studied in detail. The results show that a total of 14 genera of trace fossils have been identified in the Neogene Sanya Formation in northern part of the Qiongdongnan Basin. Based on the types,occurrence,abundance and diversity of trace fossils,biodisturbance degree,and symbiotic relationship between biological burrows,five ichnofabrics can be classified. Among them,the Ophiomorpha-Thalassinoides ichnofabric was mainly developed in the upper shoreface,the Palaeophycus ichnofabric was mainly developed in the middle shoreface,the Planolites-Talassionides ichnofabric was mainly developed in the lower shoreface,the Phycosiphon-Planolites ichnofabric is mainly developed in the upper shallow sea,and the Phycosiphon-Chondrites ichnofabric was mainly developed in the lower shallow sea. Based on analysis of the ichnofabrics and logging facies,it is believed that the coastal and offshore sedimentary environment was mainly dominated in the Neogene Sanya Formation in the study area. The first section of Sanya Formation transited from coast to shallow marine,while the second section of Sanya Formation was mainly dominated by shallow sea deposition. Based on the analysis of lithofacies,fossils,ichnofabric characteristics,logging facies and sedimentary microfacies of Sanya Formation,the sedimentary model of Neogene Sanya Formation in the northern part of the Qiongdongnan Basin has been established. It has an important guidance for the hydrocarbon exploration of the Neogene in the northern South China Sea.
Fund:Co-funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41472104,42272178),the program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)in Universities of Henan Province,China(No.21IRTSTHN007),and the program for Innovative Research Team(in Science and Technology)of Henan Polytechnic University(No. T2020-4)
About author: NIU Yongbin,born in 1980,is a professor of School of Resources and Environment,Henan Polytechnic University. He is mainly engaged in applied ichnology and sedimentolgy. E-mail: niuyongbin@hpu.edu.cn.
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NIU Yongbin,CHENG Yigao,SHAO Weimeng et al. Ichnofabric characteristics and sedimentary environment of the Neogene Sanya Formation in northern Qiongdongnan Basin[J]. JOPC, 2024, 26(2): 326-340.
NIU Yongbin,CHENG Yigao,SHAO Weimeng et al. Ichnofabric characteristics and sedimentary environment of the Neogene Sanya Formation in northern Qiongdongnan Basin[J]. JOPC, 2024, 26(2): 326-340.
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