LITOSTRATYGRAFIA UTWORÓW EDIAKARU W LUBELSKO-PODLASKIM BASENIE SEDYMENTACYJNYM (WSCHODNIA I POŁUDNIOWO-WSCHODNIA POLSKA)

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LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE EDIACARAN DEPOSITS IN THE LUBLIN-PODLASIE SEDIMENTARY BASIN (EASTERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN POLAND)

Abstract. The paper presents a formalized lithostratigraphic scheme of the Ediacaran clastic and volcanogenic deposits from the Lublin- Podlasie sedimentary basin, located in eastern and south-eastern Poland. The upper Ediacaran succession consists of eight lithostratigraphic units, including seven in the rank of formation, and one member. The basis for the identifi cation of the units was the variability of macroscopic lithological features in the Ediacaran sections. The characterization of the lithostratigraphic units provides the history of their names and criteria for defi ning the units, and their description. The stratotypes and hypostratotypes, boundaries, chronostratigraphy, fossils, interpretation of origin, thicknesses, regional distribution patterns and lithostratigraphic equivalents from neighbouring areas are also characterized.