Guadix-Baza basin
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The Guadix-Baza basin is a large intramontane sedimentary basin in southeastern Spain known for its rich fossil record and important paleoanthropological and geological sites.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological region
ⓘ
intramontane basin ⓘ sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Sierra Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra de Baza NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra de los Filabres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Baza sub-basin
ⓘ
Guadix sub-basin ⓘ paleolake deposits ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| drainage |
Fardes River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guadiana Menor River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | tectonic subsidence ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
mammal fossils
ⓘ
microfossils ⓘ vertebrate fossils ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Neogene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quaternary ⓘ |
| hasEconomicUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
clay extraction ⓘ |
| hasPaleontologicalSignificance | Yes ⓘ |
| hasReliefFeature |
badlands
ⓘ
gullies ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
geology
ⓘ
paleoanthropology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | Neogene–Quaternary continental sequences ⓘ |
| knownFor |
geological sites
ⓘ
paleoanthropological sites ⓘ rich fossil record ⓘ |
| lithology |
alluvial fan deposits
ⓘ
continental sediments ⓘ fluvial deposits ⓘ lacustrine deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
southeastern Spain ⓘ |
| near |
Baza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guadix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Betic basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Betic Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Granada province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificImportance | key reference area for Neogene–Quaternary continental basins in Iberia ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intramontane depression ⓘ |
| topography | high plateau ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biostratigraphy
ⓘ
paleoclimatic studies ⓘ paleoenvironmental reconstruction ⓘ |
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