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| Titel |
Invertebrate fossils from cave sediments: a new proxy for pre-Quaternary paleoenvironments |
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O. T. Moldovan, A. Mihevc, Lajos Miko, S. Constantin, I. N. Meleg, A. Petculescu, P. Bosák |
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Englisch
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1726-4170
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In: Biogeosciences ; 8, no. 7 ; Nr. 8, no. 7 (2011-07-11), S.1825-1837 |
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250006045
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/bg-8-1825-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Five samples of clastic sediments from interior cave facies taken in three
Slovenian relic caves (Trhlovca, Račiška pečina, and a cave in
Črnotiče Quarry, Classical Karst, SW Slovenia) provided invertebrate
fossil remains. Most of them belong to Oribatida but sparse individuals of
Cladocera and insects were also identified. They represent the first
pre-Quaternary invertebrate fossils found in sediments of continental
temperate climate. The Pliocene/Pleistocene age of the sediments was
determined by paleomagnetic dating chronologically calibrated by micromammal
biostratigraphy. Invertebrate fossils could be validated as new proxy for
the study of cave sediments due to their suitability for ecological and
paleogeographic correlations in caves and outside the caves. They also bring
additional information about cave formation and karst hydraulic regime in
the area. Although the number of remains was very low, it is evidence that
climatic conditions in caves allow a better preservation of fossil remains
of some groups as compared to most of the surface habitats. This may open a
new direction in the study of cave sediments. |
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