Role of tectonics on the sedimentary evolution in the western sector of the Guadix Basin (Betic Cordillera, Spain)

In this work we develop an up-to-date stratigraphical scheme of a determinate zone within the western sector of the Guadix Basin (Betic Cordillera, South of Spain), where most of the main large-mammal sites are concentrated. The stratigraphical architecture is highly influenced in this sector by the tectonic evolution of the basin. The boundary between the two main genetic units represents a change in the rate of creation of new accommodation space. This change can be assumed as a consequence of the slowdown of the tectonic subsidence in the area through the Pliocene and the Pleistocene.Proyectos del IGME 2001016 y 2005009, y Proyecto General de Investigación de la Dirección General de Bienes Culturales de la Junta de Andalucía. Este trabajo también forma parte de los resultados del Proyecto CGL2005-06224/BTE y del Grupo de Investigación RNM 163 de la Junta de Andalucía