Modelos de sedimentación turbidítica antiguos y modernos: La Formación Cerrajón (Cretácico inferior, Cordilleras Béticas) y los abanicos submarinos de lMediterráneo noroccidental.

Abstract

The turbidite depositional systems of the northwestern Mediterranean sea (deep sea Ebro fan, Valencia trough and deep Rhóne fan) are considered modern analogs of the Cerrajón formation (Late Hauterivian-Upper Albian, Intermediate realm, Betic chains) depositional model. The similarity between the morpho-structural settings, which Instituto de Geología «Jaime Almera», CSIC, Barcelona. * Departamento de Geología del Colegio Universitario de Jaeén, y Departa ** mento de Estratigrafía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada. 499 conditioned a longitudinal dispersal system in the distal continental margin, is considered as the main factor giving rise to this resemblance. The comparison between the modern aud the ancient record shows the similarities between these two studied cases and allows a better understanding of the models.