R Vinha Velha Marine Fossiliferous Sands (2)

Stratigraphy Layers

EonPhanerozoic

EraCenozoic

PeriodQuaternary

 Vinha Velha Section

Location Occurrences

Occurrences
VS Scientific Name Archipelago Island Location Min/Max Age
Stratigraphy Data
DesignationVinha Velha Marine Fossiliferous Sands (2)
Strata Number2
StatusAccepted
Parent StrataVinha Velha Section
Unit TypeLithostratigraphy
ScopeLocal
LithologyVolcano-bioclastic, unconsolidated, very fos
Max Thickness (m)1
Top - Base Age (Ma)0.1225 - 0.125
Chronostratigraphy - min/max ageMarine Isotope Substage 5e
Stratigraphy verification statusTrusted
Added byÁvila, S. P.
Added date2024-04-30 16:43:08

References

Age Reference
Martinson, D. G., Pisias, N. G., Hays, J. D., Imbrie, J., Moore, T. C., & Shackleton, N. J. (1987). Age dating and the orbital theory of the ice ages: development of a high-resolution 0 to 300,000-year Chronostratigraphy. 1–29. Quaternary research. 27. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(87)90046-9.

Stratigraphy After
Ávila, S. P., Melo, C., Silva, L., Ramalho, R. S., Quartau, R., Hipólito, A., Cordeiro, R., Rebelo, A. C., Madeira, P., Rovere, A., Hearty, P. J., Henriques, D, da Silva, C. M., Martins, A. M. D. F., & Zazo, C. (2015). A review of the MIS 5e highstand deposits from Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic): palaeobiodiversity, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography. 126–148. Quaternary Science Reviews. 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.02.012.