Table 1 Facies zones and microfacies for the Middle-Late Berriasian depositional systems on the Jura platform (from Tresch 2007)

Fazies zone: FZ1, Continental domain (c)

 c1

m-M

Charophytes (stems, gyrogonites), ostracodes, gastropods, bivalves

Freshwater pond (low-energy deposits)

 c2

M (-W)

(Birdseyses, desiccation cracks, circumgranular cracks)

Intraclasts, peloids (evaporite pseudomorphs)

Charophytes (stems, gyrogonites), ostracodes, bivalves, gastropods

Freshwater (brackish) pond (low-energy deposits, seasonally hypersaline)

Fazies zone: FZ1-2, Transition from continental domain to tidal flat (c-t)

 c-t

M (-P)

Birdseyes, (desiccation cracks, circumgranular cracks)

Peloids, intraclasts (pyrite)

Ostracodes, charophytes (stems, gyrogonites), gastropods, bivalves

Tidal flat pond (low-energy deposits)

Fazies zone: FZ2, Tidal flat (t)

 t1

m-M

Ooids

Ostracodes, charophytes (gyrogonites, stems) gastropods (dasycladaceans, echinoderms)

(Foraminifera)

Tidal flat (low-energy deposits)

 t2

M

Birdseyes, desiccation cracks, circumgranular cracks

Peloids, intraclasts

(black pebbles, pyrite)

Ostracodes, bivalves (charophyte gyrogonites, gastropods)

Tidal flat (low-energy deposits)

 t3

M

Birdseyes, desiccation cracks (circumgranular cracks, lamination, microbial mats)

(Peloids, mud pebbles, intraclasts, pyrite, evaporite pseudomorphs)

(Ostracodes, gastropods)

Tidal flat (low-energy deposits)

 t4

M

Birdseyes, (desiccation cracks, lamination)

Peloids, mud pebbles, intraclasts, (ooids, pyrite)

Ostracodes, charophytes (gyrogonites, stems), bivalves, gastropods, (serpulids)

(Foraminifera)

Tidal flat (low-energy deposits)

 t5

M-W (-P)

Birdseyes, lamination (desiccation cracks, circumgranular cracks)

Peloids, intraclasts, black pebbles, (small oncoids)

Ostracodes, charophytes (gyrogonites, stems), gastropods, bivalves (echinoderms, serpulids)

(Miliolids, small cyclam., Redmondoides)

Tidal flat (low-energy deposits, storm layers?)

 t6

M-P

Birdseyes, lamination, (desiccation cracks, circumgranular cracks)

Peloids, ooids (superficial, radial, micritic), intraclasts, mud pebbles (black pebbles, small oncoids, pyrite)

Ostradodes, bivalves, dasycladaceans, charophytes (gyrogonites, stems, bone fragments)

(Small cyclam., lenticulins)

Tidal flat (changing energy conditions, tidal channels?)

 t7

M-P

Lamination, birdeyes, desiccation cracks, microbial mats

Peloids, ooids (superficial, radial, micritic), intraclasts (organic matter, pyrite)

Bivalves, gastropods, (serpulids)

Tidal flat (low- to moderate energy deposits)

 t8

W (-P)

Birdseyes, desiccation cracks

Intraclasts, mud pebbles

Ostracodes, gastropods, bivalves

(Small cyclam.)

Tidal flat (low- to moderate energy deposits)

Fazies zone: FZ2-3, Transition from tidal flat to internal lagoon (t-i)

 t-i

M-W (-P)

Birdseyes, (lamination, flaser bedding, desiccation cracks)

Peloids, oncoids (small), intraclasts, ooids (superficial, radial, micritic), (pyrite, glauconite?)

Ostracodes, dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves, (charophyte gyrogonites, oysters)

Miliolids, andersenolins, small cyclam., lenticulins, Redmondoides

Tidal flat to internal-lagoon (low-energy deposits, restricted conditions?)

Fazies zone: FZ3, Internal lagoon

Restricted conditions (ri)

 ri1

m-M

Ooids (oncoids)

Ostracodes, gastropods, bivalves, (dasycladaceans, echinoderms, bone fragments)

(Foraminifera)

Internal lagoon (low-energy deposits)

 ri2

M-W

(lamination)

Peloids, ooids (radial, micritic), oncoids (small), (black pebbles, intraclasts, organic matter, pyrite)

Ostracodes (echinoderms, dasycladaceans)

Redmondoides, small cyclam.

Internal lagoon (low-energy deposits)

 ri3

W–P (-G)

(Lamination)

Peloids, ooids (radial, superficial, micritic), oncoids (small), (black pebbles, pyrite, glauconite?)

Dasycladaceans, ostracodes, gastropods, bivalves, (charophyte gyrogonites, echinoderms)

Redmondoides, small cyclam.

Internal lagoon (moderate-energy deposits, tidally influenced)

 ri4

P-G

(Lamination, reactivation surfaces)

Ooids (radial, micritic, superficial), peloids, intraclasts, oncoids (small)

Ostracodes, echinoderms, bivalves

Redmondoides, small cyclam., miliolids

Internal lagoon (high-energy deposits, shoals?)

Normal conditions (i)

 i1

m-M

Ooids, oncoids

Gastropods, bivalves, dasycladaceans, ostracodes, echinoderms

Foraminifera

Internal lagoon (low-energy deposits)

 i2

M-W

Peloids, oncoids (small), ooids (radial, superficial), intraclasts, (black pebbles, organic matter, pyrite)

Dasycladaceans, bivalves, ostracodes, echinoderms, (oysters, cyanobacteria)

Miliolids, lenticulins Redmondoides, andersenolins, small cyclam.

Internal lagoon (low-energy deposits, restricted conditions?)

 i3

W–P

Peloids, oncoids (small), intraclasts, (pyrite)

Dasycladaceans, ostracodes, gastropods, echinoderms, (bivalves, cyanobacteria)

Miliolids, andersenolins, nautiloculins, lenticulins, small cyclam., big cyclam., Redmondoides

Internal lagoon (moderate-energy deposits)

 i4

(W-) P

(Reactivation surfaces, low-angle tabular cross-bedding, lamination)

Oncoids (small, Bacinella), peloids, ooids (radial, superficial, composite), intraclasts (pyrite)

Dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves, (brachiopods, bryozoans, cyanobacteria, ostracodes)

Miliolids, andersenolins, lenticulins, nautiloculins, big. cyclam. Redmondoides

Internal lagoon (moderate-energy deposits, partly shoals)

 i5

P-G

(low-angle tabular cross-bedding, lamination)

Peloids, oncoids (small, Bacinella), intraclasts, ooids (radial), (pyrite)

Dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves, (brachiopods, bryozoans, cyanobacteria, ostracodes)

Lenticulins, miliolids, andersenolins, nautiloculins, big cyclam., Redmondoides

Internal lagoon (high-energy deposits, partly shoals)

 i6

P-G

(low-angle tabular cross-bedding, reactivation surfaces)

Oncoids (small, Bacinella), peloids, intraclasts, ooids (micritic, radial), (black pebbles)

Dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves, (brachiopods, bryozoans, cyanobacteria, ostracodes)

Andersenolins, miliolids, big cyclam.

Internal lagoon (high-energy deposits, shoals)

Fazies zone: FZ3-4, Transition from internal to open lagoon (i-o)

 i-o1

m-M

Oncoids

Echinoderms, dasycladaceans, gastropods, (ostracodes)

Foraminifera

Internal to open lagoon (low-energy deposits)

 i-o2

(W-) F

Oncoids (Bacinella, small) peloids, intraclasts, (pyrite)

Dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, (brachiopods, bryozoans, sponges, cyanobacteria, bivalves, ostracodes)

Miliolids, Redmondoides

Internal to open lagoon (low-energy deposits)

 i-o3

W–P

Peloids, oncoids (small, Bacinella), intraclasts, ooids (superficial)

Dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves, (brachiopods, bryozoans, ostracodes, cyanobacteria, sponges, “Thaumatoporella-ladders”, oysters)

Miliolids, big cyclam., Redmondoides, nautiloculins, andersenolins, lenticulins

Internal to open lagoon (moderate-energy deposits)

 i-o4

P (-G)

Peloids, oncoids (small, Bacinella), intraclasts

Dasycladaceans, echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves (brachiopods, bryozoans, cyanobacteria, sponges, ostracodes “Thaumatoporella-ladders”)

Big cyclam., miliolids, Redmondoides, andersenolins, lenticulins, nautiloculins

Internal to open lagoon (high-energy deposits)

 i-o5

P (-G)

(Low-angle tabular cross-bedding)

Oncoids (small, Bacinella) peloids, intraclasts

Echinoderms, dasycladaceans, gastropods, bivalves (brachiopods, bryozoans, cyanobacteria, sponges, ostracodes, “Thaumatoporella-ladders”)

Miliolids, andersenolins, big cyclam., nautiloculins, Redmondoides, (lenticulins)

Internal to open lagoon (high-energy deposits, partly shoals)

 i-o6

P-G

(reactivation surfaces, low-angle tabular cross-bedding)

Peloids, ooids (radial), oncoids (small, Bacinella), intraclasts

Echinoderms, dasycladaceans, (brachiopods, bryozoans, sponges, “Thaumatoporella-ladders”, ostracodes, gastropods, bivalves)

Andersenolins, miliolids, big cyclam., lenticulins, nautiloculins, (Redmondoides)

Internal to open lagoon (high-energy deposits, partly shoals)

 i-o7

P-G (-R)

(low-angle tabular cross-bedding)

Peloids, oncoids (small, Bacinella), intraclasts

Echinoderms, dasycladaceans, gastropods, bivalves, (brachiopods, sponges, ostracodes, “Thaumatoporella-ladders”)

Big cyclam., miliolids,Redmondoides, andersenolins, lenticulins, nautiloculins

Internal to open lagoon (high-energy deposits, partly shoals)

Fazies zone: FZ4, Open lagoon (o)

 o1

F

Oncoids (Bacinella), peloids, ooids (radial) (pyrite)

Echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods, dasycladaceans, (bryozoans, corals, sponges)

Miliolids, andersenolins, lenticulins, big cyclam., Redmondoides, nautiloculins

Open lagoon (low-energy deposits)

 o2

W–P

Peloids, oncoids (Bacinella, small), (pyrite)

Echinoderms, brachiopods, gastropods, bivalves, dasycladaceans (bryozoans, sponges, cyanobacteria, ostracodes “Thaumatoporella-ladders”,)

Miliolids, andersenolins, lenticulins, big cyclam., nautiloculins, Redmondoides

Open lagoon (moderate-energy deposits)

 o3

P (-G)

Peloids, oncoids (Bacinella, small), (pyrite)

Echinoderms, brachiopods, gastropods, bivalves, dasycladaceans, (bryozoans, corals, sponges, cyanobacteria, serpulids)

Miliolids, andersenolins, lenticulins, big cyclam., nautiloculins, Redmondoides

Open lagoon (high-energy deposits)

 o4

(G-) R

Oncoids (Bacinella), peloids

Echinoderms, gastropods, bivalves (brachiopods, dasycladaceans, corals, sponges, cyanobacteria)

Miliolids, andersenolins, lenticulins big cyclam., nautiloculins, Redmondoides

Open lagoon (high-energy deposits, shoals?)