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

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  • Juan Usera Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Universitat de València
  • Jordi Guilllem Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Universitat de València
  • Carmen Alberola Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Universitat de València
  • Ignacio García Departamento de Botánica y Geología, Universitat de València

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https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.32.1.17032

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Foraminifera, Quaternary, palaeoenvironments, Xeraco, Valencia

Abstract

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.

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2020-04-09

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Usera, J., Guilllem, J., Alberola, C., & García, I. (2020). Benthic foraminifera and environmental changes in the Quaternary of the western Mediterranean coast: the core of Xeraco, Valencia, Spain. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, 32(1), 79–93. https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.32.1.17032
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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2017): Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

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