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| Title: |
A Late Pleistocene coral fauna from Evans Head, N.S.W. |
| Author: |
Pickett, John |
| Appeared in: |
Alcheringa |
| Paging: | Volume 5 (1981) nr. 1 pages 71-83 |
| Year: |
1981 |
| Contents: |
An assemblage of hermatypic scleractinian corals occurring landwards of the Pleistocene sandy Inner Barrier system has been referred to the last interglacial period. It comprises at least 20 species, many of which are in growth position, and is accompanied by a substantial association of molluscans. The richness of the assemblage is indicative of good access of oceanic waters at the time of its formation, so the deposit predates barrier emplacement. The coral occurrences are compared with present-day southern ranges of the scleractinian species (all extant), and the implications for climatic and sea-level conditions in the last interglacial are discussed. A sea-level stand of 4-6 m above that at present obtaining (in accord with Marshall & Thom, 1976) and a climatic shift towards a cooler regime equivalent to a minimum of 2° of latitude are concluded. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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