Raised Pleistocene marine terraces of the Crotone peninsula (Calabria, southern Italy): facies analysis and organization of their deposits

Zecchin, Massimo; Nalin, Ronald; Roda, Cesare

doi:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.08.003

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“…5): no evidence for land emersión between these substages has been found in the área. During MIS 5.2, there was Antonioli et al (1999), Nisi et al (2003) Esposito et al (2003) Brancaccio et al (1978) Romano et al (1994) Belluomini et al (2002) Dai Pra and Hearty (1988) Caldara (1986) Gliozzi (1987, Zecchin et al (2004) Balescu et al (1997), Dai Pra et al (1993 Ulzega and Hearty (1986), Hearty (1986) Ulzega and Hearty (1986), Hearty (1986) Hearty ( This pattern, with two depositional phases, the first referable to MIS 5.5-5.3 and the second to MIS 5.1, is in agreement with that reported by Belluomini et al (2002) for the MIS 5 deposits of the Taranto área.…”

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Stratigraphic units of the Apulian Tavoliere plain (Southern Italy): Chronology, correlation with marine isotope stages and implications regarding vertical movements

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et al. 2010

Sedimentary Geology

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The geologic study of the Apulian Tavoliere plain (Apulia región, southern Italy) is extremely difficult due to the scarcity of outcrops and fauna that could be used for dating. The survey inprogressof the 1:50,000 scale geological sheetno. 409 "Zapponeta" (including the coastal zone of the Apulian Tavoliere) has prompted us to tackle this problem by using a large set of borehole data and the AAR dating method applied to ostracod shells, which are capable of colonizing all types of environment as long as there is water. This alternative approach has allowed us to recognise nine stratigraphic units or synthems and, for the first time in this área, to date them, and to find a correlation between them and the cycles of sea level variation. The recognised stratigraphic units are: the Coppa Nevigata sands (NEA; middle Pleistocene: MIS 17-16), argíüe subappennine unit (ASP; middle Pleistocene: MIS 15-13), the Coppa Nevigata synthem (NVI; middle Pleistocene: MIS 11), the Arriendóla subsynthem (MLMi; middle Pleistocene: MIS 11), an undifferentiated continental unit (UCI; middle Pleistocene: MIS 8-7), the Foggia synthem (TGF; middlelate Pleistocene: MIS 6), the Carapelle and Cervaro streams synthem (RPL; late Pleistocene: MIS 5-3), and the Inacquata farm synthem (NAQ; Holocene). Within the RPL unit, a buried Cladocora caespitosa bioherm referable to MIS 5.5, lacking in warm fauna, and in which the coral is embedded in clay has been found in some boreholes. This is the first finding of Tyrrhenian deposits with C. caespitosa along the Italian Adriatic coast; the presence of this coral in clayey sediments, a very uncommon occurrence, strengthens the hypothesis that the major fossil reefs grew in coastal waters that were characterised by alluvial inputs of fine sediments, higher turbidity, and higher temperature than today. In addition, on the basis of the current evidence, some consideration about the fauna of the MIS 5.5 layer allows us to hypothesise that the Adriatic Sea underwent a more modérate warming compared to that of the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas. Instead, the finding in the NVI unit of a tropical lagoonal deposit with stromatolites referred to MIS 11 proves that the warming in this stage was undoubtedly greater than that of MIS 5.5. The MM4 borehole, which goes through the MIS 5 layers of the RPL unit, made it possible to recognise two marine phases during MIS 5: the first is referable to the MIS 5.5-5.3 interval, and the second to MIS 5.1. MIS 5.2 is marked by land emersión, whereas no evidence of land emersión between MIS 5.5 and 5.3 has been found. Also for the first time in this área, uplifting and subsiding áreas have been recognised and the vertical movements assessed. In general, the data suggest that the Garganic Apulian foreland and the Amendola highland experienced an uplift, while the central-southern part of the study área, belonging to the Apulian Tavoliere plain, suffered a subsidence with rates increasing from north-northwest to south-southeast. In particular, the finding of the MIS 5.5 bu...

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Stratigraphic units of the Apulian Tavoliere plain (Southern Italy): Chronology, correlation with marine isotope stages and implications regarding vertical movements

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Torres³

et al. 2010

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“…The terraces of the southern part of the study area, in the Crotone peninsula, are widely studied in the literature even though controversial interpretations were proposed in terms of number, distribution and age (Gliozzi, 1987;Palmentola et al, 1990;Zecchin et al, 2004;Nalin et al, 2007). Gignoux (1913) and Ruggieri (1953) recognized three orders of terraces, Selli (1962) identified seven orders, while Gliozzi (1987) recognized six orders.…”

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“…A more realistic analysis was drawn by Zecchin et al (2004) who, in the same area, recognised five orders named respectively: Cutro Terrace (1 st order), Campo Longo Terrace (2 nd order), Capo Cimiti Terrace (3 rd order), Capo Rizzuto Terrace (4 th order) and Le Castella Terrace (5 th order). Also, the available chronological data based on amino acid epimerisation ratios, U/Th ratios (Belluomini et al, 1987;Gliozzi, 1987) and thermoluminescence (Mauz and Hassler, 2000) led to different results with consequent uplift rates ranging between 0.4 and 1.8 m/ky (Cosentino et al, 1989;Palmentola et al, 1990;Zecchin et al, 2004).…”

Section: Marine and Aeolian Landformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Also, the available chronological data based on amino acid epimerisation ratios, U/Th ratios (Belluomini et al, 1987;Gliozzi, 1987) and thermoluminescence (Mauz and Hassler, 2000) led to different results with consequent uplift rates ranging between 0.4 and 1.8 m/ky (Cosentino et al, 1989;Palmentola et al, 1990;Zecchin et al, 2004).…”

Section: Marine and Aeolian Landformsmentioning

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Geomorphological map of the Crotone Province (Calabria, South Italy)

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The geomorphological map described covers an area of about 1,720 km 2 , located on the northeastern part of Calabria (south Italy); it contributes to the understanding of both long-term landscape evolution and present-day trends of the Crotone Province. The map, at a 1:75,000 scale, integrates information coming from geomorphological analysis of relief, air photo interpretation and fieldwork. It documents the interplay between tectonic and climatic controls at different temporal and spatial scales.Several remnants of planation surfaces, developed during late Miocene-early Pliocene, result from ancient landscape fragmentation and uplift since the Late Pliocene. Marine and alluvial terraces reflect complex cycles of erosion and deposition, possibly in relation to climate and tectonism during most of the Quaternary. Finally, the present landscape is heavily affected by slope denudational processes such as mass movements, running water processes and wave action. This map may provide the basis for further analyses, representing a useful tool for land management as well as the initial step for the assessment of geomorphological hazard and risk.

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“…Along the Ionian coast, primarily through the analysis of marine terrace staircases, connections between climate, sea level changes and uplift rates have been identified (Cosentino et al, 1989;Cucci and Cinti, 1998;Carobene, 2003;Cucci, 2004;Zecchin et al, 2004). Less developed are studies regarding the geomorphological evolution of the landscape through the analysis of alluvial deposits and terraces (e.g.…”

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Geomorphological Map of the Ionian Area between the Trionto and Colognati River Catchments (Calabria, Italy)

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This paper describes a geomorphological map representing a sector of the Ionian coastal belt, located in north-eastern Calabria, between the catchments of the Trionto and Colognati Rivers. The landforms have been distinguished according to their origin into: a) structural and tectonic-controlled landforms; b) gravity-induced landforms; c) landforms formed by running water; d) coastal and transitional landforms; e) anthropic landforms, using as support a simplified topographic map on scale 1:20,000. The geomorphological map provides information about the long-term evolution of the landscape and identifies the geomorphic processes presently active. Therefore, the map could be used in developing land management and planning guidelines.

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Raised Pleistocene marine terraces of the Crotone peninsula (Calabria, southern Italy): facies analysis and organization of their deposits

Cited by 81 publications

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Stratigraphic units of the Apulian Tavoliere plain (Southern Italy): Chronology, correlation with marine isotope stages and implications regarding vertical movements

Stratigraphic units of the Apulian Tavoliere plain (Southern Italy): Chronology, correlation with marine isotope stages and implications regarding vertical movements

Geomorphological map of the Crotone Province (Calabria, South Italy)

Geomorphological Map of the Ionian Area between the Trionto and Colognati River Catchments (Calabria, Italy)

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