A review of the MIS 5e highstand deposits from Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic): Palaeobiodiversity, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Avila S. P., Melo C., Silva L., Ramalho R. S., Quartau R., Hipolito A., Cordeiro R., Rebelo A. C., Madeira P., Rovere A., Hearty P. J., Henriques D., Silva C. M. D., Martins A. M. D. F., Zazo C.
• Other Authors: Avila, S. P., Melo, C., Silva, L., Ramalho, R. S., Quartau, R., Hipolito, A., Cordeiro, R., Rebelo, A. C., Madeira, P., Rovere, A., Hearty, P. J., Henriques, D., Silva, C. M. D., Martins, A. M. D. F., Zazo, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Azore; MIS 5e; NE Atlantic; Palaeobiodiversity; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeoecology; Sea-level change; Volcanic oceanic islands; Settore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia; Harpa; Maria Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3761043; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.02.012

The privileged location of Santa Maria Island (Azores archipelago) in the middle of the North Atlantic makes the fossiliferous outcrops on this island of utmost importance to gain a better understanding of how coeval living communities relate to the broader evolutionary and biogeographic history of...