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Benthic foraminifera and environmental changes in the Quaternary of the western Mediterranean coast: the core of Xeraco, Valencia, Spain

I. GarcíaJuan UseraCarmen AlberolaJordi Guilllem

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Mediterranean climatebiologyPleistocenePaleontologybiology.organism_classificationforaminifera quaternary palaeoenvironments xeraco valenciaQE701-760ForaminiferaPaleontologyOceanographyBenthic zoneStage (stratigraphy)Glacial periodQuaternaryGeologyHolocene

description

The evolution of the benthic foraminiferal assemblages from a 60 m core drilled in the Quaternary lagoon of Xeraco (Valencia, Spain) is studied. Two moments of warm climate, high sea-level and maximal marine influence in the lagoon have been identified. The first one at the base of the core, punctuated by highly frequent changes during the Upper Pleistocene, and the other one in the upper end of the series during the Holocene. The presence of a middle core section with low diversity and a nearly total absence of marine foraminifers is interpreted as a regressive interval of cold climate conditions linked to a glacial stage.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-04-01Spanish Journal of Palaeontology
https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.32.1.17032