Holocene sea-level rise recorded by a radiocarbon-dated mussel in a submerged speleothem beneath the Mediterranean Sea

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

ANTONIOLI, F.

ENEA Casaccia, dept. of Environment, Rome, Italie

Description :
Fossil shells of the boring mussel Lithophaga lithophaga provide a means for dating changes in relative sea level. Here are reported data concerning the deepest submerged speleothem presently sampled in a temperate area, at 48 m below present sea level off the west coast of Italy (Mediterranean Sea).

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1996, vol. 45, n°. 2, p. 241-244, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 14 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier

Langue :
Anglais