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Late Quaternary in a South Atlantic estuarine system: Stratigraphic and paleontologic indicators of coastal evolution.
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2013-05Registro en:
Aliotta, Salvador; Ginsberg, Silvia Susana; Spagnuolo, Jorge Osvaldo; Farinati, Ester Amanda; Giagante, Dario Andres; et al.; Late Quaternary in a South Atlantic estuarine system: Stratigraphic and paleontologic indicators of coastal evolution.; Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd; Journal Of South American Earth Sciences; 45; 5-2013; 194-208
0895-9811
Autor
Aliotta, Salvador
Ginsberg, Silvia Susana
Spagnuolo, Jorge Osvaldo
Farinati, Ester Amanda
Giagante, Dario Andres
Vecchi, Laura Gabriela
Resumen
The decisive influence of Late Quaternary sea level changes on the geological evolution of the coastal plain and adjacent continental shelf around the world has long been recognized. Coastal environments evolve actively during transgressiveeregressive cycles whose development depends on sea level and sediment supply variations. The interaction of these variables was key to the current morphological and sedimentological configuration of coastal regions. Particularly, the estuarine system of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) presents various types of deposits and marine fossil accumulations, such as paleochannels in the subbottom, sand-shell ridges and extensive layers with fossils in life position. These features are important geological indicators, because its analysis allows us to define different paleoenvironmental conditions that prevailed during the coastal evolutionary process.