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Circumpolar Distribution of Holocene Marine Fossils in Antarctic Beaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Paul Arthur Berkman
Paul Arthur Berkman*
Affiliation:
Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1308
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Abstract

The composite frequency of radiocarbon ages for Holocene marine fossils from beaches around Antarctica is significantly different than random. Variations in the frequency of fossil ages coincide with the timing of Holocene climate changes inferred from Antarctic ice cores, sub-Antarctic lakes, polar and alpine moraines, and sea level. Extant Antarctic marine species that occur as fossils in beaches may reflect coastal meltwater impacts associated with ice sheet marginal fluctuations that were circumpolar during the Holocene.

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Quaternary Research , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , March 1992 , pp. 256 - 260
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University of Washington

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