Magnetostratigraphy and Pliocene-Pleistocene Boundary in Italy
Abstract Analysis of some sedimentary series near Rome and comparison with other series in northern and southern Italy give evidence that Arctica islandica , considered a marker species for the beginning of the Pleistocene, appears during the RĂ©union paleomagnetic event (about 2 my ago). A period of...
Published in: | Quaternary Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1980
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(80)90082-4 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589480900824?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589480900824?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400015258 |
Summary: | Abstract Analysis of some sedimentary series near Rome and comparison with other series in northern and southern Italy give evidence that Arctica islandica , considered a marker species for the beginning of the Pleistocene, appears during the RĂ©union paleomagnetic event (about 2 my ago). A period of erosion, called the Aullan erosional phase, is evident in the lower part of the late Villafranchian (= early Pleistocene, Olivola faunal unit). |
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