Finding of a Holocene marine layer in Algarrobo (33°22'S), central Chile: Implications for coastal uplift
A buried Holocene marine bed was discovered upon drilling a water well in Algarrobo (33°22'S), located on the coast of central Chile. Radiocarbon dating of a wood fragment found within the deposit indicates an age of 6450 cal yr BP. The top of this bed, 0.25 m-thick, was reached at an elevation of 3.8 m above mean sea level. This bed contains abundant monospecific faunas of foraminifers (Ammonia tepida) and ostracodes (Cyprideis beaconensis), indicative of deposition in a very shallow, transitional marine environment. Palynologic analysis reveals a Chenopodiaceae-dominated (~70%) assemblage, indicating a relatively arid and warm climate
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)
2006
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-02082006000200007 |
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