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Cave opening and fossil accumulation in Naracoorte, Australia, through charcoal and pollen in dated speleothems

Authors :
Rieneke Weij
Jon D. Woodhead
J. M. Kale Sniderman
John C. Hellstrom
Elizabeth Reed
Steven Bourne
Russell N. Drysdale
Timothy J. Pollard
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

The presence of pollen and charcoal in radiometrically dated speleothems suggest the Naracoorte Cave Complex, South Australia, has been open to the atmosphere for the past 600,000 years, placing an upper limit on the accumulation of fossils inside the caves.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.61dcef4172cd4969bb31503767ba315c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00538-y