碳酸盐台地的沉积物主要是浅水生物成因的,因此,它们记录了垂直的和水平的构造运动的影响、海平面变化、古气候和古海洋学的变化。碳酸盐台地一般出现被动大陆边缘背景,储集了全球近50％的油气。因此,对碳酸盐台地的研究具有相当重要的经济意义和科学价值。目前有关碳酸盐台地演化的知识几乎全仰赖于加勒比海区,尤其是布莱克台地和巴哈马 Sediments of the carbonate platform are mainly of shallow aquatic origin, and as such, they document the effects of vertical and horizontal tectonic movements, sea level changes, paleoclimate and paleoceanographic changes. The carbonate platform generally has a passive continental margin background and accumulates nearly 50% of the world’s oil and gas. Therefore, the study of carbonate platform has a very important economic significance and scientific value. The current knowledge of the evolution of carbonate platforms depends almost exclusively on the Caribbean, especially on the Black Sea platform and the Bahamas