The Devonian/Carboniferous boundary in Sardinia (Italy)

In Sardinia (Italy) two sections, located in the southeastern part of the island, expose the Devonian/Carboniferous Boundary: the Monte Taccu Section and the Bruncu Bullai section. Both expose limestones from the middle Famennian to the lower Tournaisian Siphonodella jii Zone. The limestone sequence is interrupted by a thin level of shales representing the Hangenberg Event. Data on conodont biostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility across the Devonian/Carboniferous Boundary are here summarised and reviewed.

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In Sardinia, Italy, two sections at the southeastern part of the island display the Devonian/Carboniferous Boundary, showing a limestone sequence from the middle Famennian to the lower Tournaisian Siphonodella jii Zone, with a thin level of shales representing the Hangenberg Event. Data on conodont biostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility across this boundary are summarized and reviewed.