The Eurogeul—first report of the palaeontological, palynological and archaeological investigations of this part of the North Sea

Mol, Dick; Post, Klaas; Reumer, J.W.F.; Plicht, Johannes van der; Vos, John de; Geel, B. van; Reenen, G.B.A. van; Pals, J.P.; Glimmerveen, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2005.03.015

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“…Hijma et al, 2012), which paradoxically have produced a richer ex situ paleontological and Palaeolithic record than better preserved periglacial areas to the north (e.g. Mol et al, 2006). Further west into the southern North Sea, in the hinge zone and outside the North Sea basin, localised palaeovalley infill from British river systems have been encountered below gravel lags from the youngest stages (e.g.…”

Section: Features From Glacial Timesmentioning

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North Sea palaeogeographical reconstructions for the last 1 Ma

Cohen

Gibbard

Weerts

2014

Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

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The landscape evolution of the southern North Sea basin is complex and has left a geographically varying record of marine, lacustrine, fluvial and glacial sedimentation and erosion. Quaternary climatic history, which importantly included glaciation, combined with tectonics gave rise to cyclic and non-cyclic changes of sedimentation and erosion patterns. Large-scale landscape reorganisations left strong imprints in the preserved record, and are important for the detail that palaeogeographical reconstructions for the North Sea area can achieve. In the spirit of the North Sea Prehistory Sea. It summarises current stratigraphical and chronological frameworks and provides an overview of sedimentary environments. As we go back in time, the understanding of Quaternary palaeo-environmental evolution in the North Sea basin during the last 1 million years becomes decreasingly accurate, with degree of preservation and accuracy of age control equally important controls. Comparing palaeogeographical reconstructions for the Middle Pleistocene, the last interglacial-glacial cycle and the period following the Last Glacial Maximum illustrates this. More importantly, a series of palaeogeographical maps provide an account of basin-scale landscape change, which provides an overall framework for comparing landscape situations through time.

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Section: Features From Glacial Timesmentioning

confidence: 99%

North Sea palaeogeographical reconstructions for the last 1 Ma

Cohen

Gibbard

Weerts

2014

Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

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“…North Sea as part of the collection efforts of Dick Mol (Natural History Museum, Rotterdam, Mol et al, 2006). The teeth were sectioned cusp to cervix on the buccal facet to expose a full enamel section and then set in resin.…”

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An improved protocol for 87 Sr/ 86 Sr by laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using oxide reduction and a customised plasma interface

2014

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“…For the southern North Sea, such analyses could help to elucidate the ages of several 30-50 14 C kyr BP bone collagen 14 C dates of marine mammals like walrus and beluga as well as of warm-temperate forest animals such as wood elephant (Mol et al 2006(Mol et al , 2008. The former indicate marine environments during MIS3 when global sea levels where tens of meters lower then the strata from which they derive.…”

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Radiocarbon Dating of Late Pleistocene Marine Shells from the Southern North Sea

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ABSTRACT. This article presents a set of Late Pleistocene marine mollusk radiocarbon (AMS) age estimates of 30-50 14 C kyr BP, whereas a MIS5 age (>75 ka) is indicated by quartz and feldspar OSL dating, biostratigraphy, U-Th dating, and age-depth relationships with sea level. These results indicate that the 14 C dates represent minimum ages. The age discrepancy suggests that the shells are contaminated by younger carbon following shell death. The enigmatic 14 C dates cannot be "solved" by removing part of the shell by stepwise dissolution. SEM analysis of the Late Pleistocene shells within a context of geologically younger (recent/modern, Holocene) and older (Pliocene) shells shows the presence of considerable amounts of an intracrystalline secondary carbonate precipitate. The presence of this precipitate is not visible using XRD since it is of the same (aragonitic) polymorph as the original shell carbonate. The combination of nanospherulitic-shaped carbonate crystals, typical cavities, and the presence of fatty acids leads to the conclusion that the secondary carbonate, and hence the addition of younger carbon, has a bacterial origin. As shell material was studied, this study recommends an assessment of possible bacterial imprints in other materials like bone collagen as well.

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The Eurogeul—first report of the palaeontological, palynological and archaeological investigations of this part of the North Sea

Cited by 64 publications

References 8 publications

North Sea palaeogeographical reconstructions for the last 1 Ma

North Sea palaeogeographical reconstructions for the last 1 Ma

An improved protocol for 87 Sr/ 86 Sr by laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using oxide reduction and a customised plasma interface

Radiocarbon Dating of Late Pleistocene Marine Shells from the Southern North Sea

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