Stratigraphy of the Plio–Pleistocene sequence of the Mediterranean coastal belt of Israel and its implications for the evolution of the Nile Cone

Gvirtzman, G.; Martinotti, Guido Menahem; Moshkovitz, S.

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“…This unit might correspond to the Hamra bed overlying the Dan Member in the southern coastal plain (e.g. Gvirtzman et al ., 1997). Another Hamra bed in the southern coastal plain was found to be older than 780 ka, based on magnetic polarity (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(2004); 3, Gvirtzman et al . (1997); 4, Issar (1968); Gvirtzman et al . (1997) and references therein; 5, Sivan et al .…”

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“…(1997); 4, Issar (1968); Gvirtzman et al . (1997) and references therein; 5, Sivan et al . (1999) and references therein; 6, Ron et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…South of Haifa Bay, the Plio‐Pleistocene subsurface sequence of the central coastal plain, dated by means of biostratigraphy, is composed of the Hefer Formation of the Kurkar Group, which overlies the Yafo Formation (e.g. Gvirtzman et al ., 1997). The Plio‐Pleistocene boundary was recorded in the central coastal plain at the upper part of the Yafo Formation by the first occurrence of Gephyrocapsa oceanica (Gvirtzman et al ., 1997).…”

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“…Gvirtzman et al ., 1997). The Plio‐Pleistocene boundary was recorded in the central coastal plain at the upper part of the Yafo Formation by the first occurrence of Gephyrocapsa oceanica (Gvirtzman et al ., 1997). The subsurface Quaternary sequence of the southern coastal plain of Israel represents the last 320 ka, since Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 9, and lies unconformably over Pliocene sediments (Avital, 2002; Porat et al ., 2003; Lazar, 2007).…”

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The chronostratigraphy of a quaternary sequence at the distal part of the nile littoral cell, Haifa Bay, Israel

Avnaim-Katav

Almogi‐Labin

Sandler

et al. 2012

J Quaternary Science

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The current detailed chronostratigraphic framework of the last 1 Ma of an eastern Mediterranean sequence (Haifa Bay, Israel) aims to examine the relative roles of sea‐level changes, climate and tectonics. Seven continuous marine cores, up to ∼120 m long, were recovered from shallow water depths. The cores were dated by optically stimulated luminescence, 14C, magnetostratigraphy, 230Th/234U, 26Al/10Be, occurrence of index fossils and correlated to the global sea‐level curve and Marine Isotope Stages (MIS). The sedimentary sequence accumulated during the last ca. 1.0 Ma consists of 21 transgression–regression units with hiatuses between them. Five marine/terrestrial cycles, which occur in the lower part of the sequence, are attributed to the Jaramillo subchron and the Brunhes–Matuyama boundary, and correspond to MIS 29–21. The top ∼50 m includes three sedimentary cycles deposited in the last ca. 400 ka. The regressive phases during this interval correspond to Glacial MIS 8, 6 and 2, while the transgressions correspond to Interglacial MIS 11, 7, 5 and 1. Thus, for the first time, this study documents the longest Quaternary succession dated so far in a key area of the Levant, sensitive to global history of sea‐level changes and glacial/interglacial fluctuations. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…(2004); 3, Gvirtzman et al . (1997); 4, Issar (1968); Gvirtzman et al . (1997) and references therein; 5, Sivan et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(1997); 4, Issar (1968); Gvirtzman et al . (1997) and references therein; 5, Sivan et al . (1999) and references therein; 6, Ron et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Geological Settingmentioning

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Section: Geological Settingmentioning

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The chronostratigraphy of a quaternary sequence at the distal part of the nile littoral cell, Haifa Bay, Israel

Avnaim-Katav

Almogi‐Labin

Sandler

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J Quaternary Science

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Quaternary Stratigraphy and Paleogeography of the Galilee Coastal Plain, Israel

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The Quaternary deposits in the Galilee coastal plain comprise alternating calcareous sandstone, red loam, dark clay, and uncemented sand. The calcareous sandstone in the lower part of the sequence represents a Pliocene to early Pleistocene marine transgression, and is covered unconformably by the late Quaternary sequence. The base of this sequence has an estimated age of ∼500,000 yr. It is covered unconformably by marine calcareous sandstone in the west, which represents the global high sea-level stand of isotope stage 7.1, and is known as one of the “Tyrrhenian” events in the Mediterranean area. The overlying members represent the low sea-level stand of stage 6, the first a red paleosol indicating a relatively wet phase and the second an eolianite unit representing a drier phase. The eolianite forms longitudinal, subparallel ridges that formed contemporaneously. The overlying marine sandstone, which contains one of the diagnostic fossils of the “Tyrrhenian” events, the gastropodStrombus buboniusLMK, accumulated during the global high stand of stage 5.5. The last glacial period left no sedimentary record. The Holocene is represented by a marine clay unit that is covered by sand. The present study establishes a complete and detailed chronostratigraphic sequence for an eastern Mediterranean beach, which contains the gastropodS. buboniusLMK.S. buboniuson the Galilee coast is attributed to stage 5.5 and therefore, establishes an east–west Mediterranean correlation, which can be used for linking Mediterranean events to paleo-sea levels and global climate changes.

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Archaeological horizons and fluvial processes at the Lower Paleolithic open-air site of Revadim (Israel)☆

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Malinsky-Buller

Shahack‐Gross

et al. 2011

Journal of Human Evolution

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Stratigraphy of the Plio–Pleistocene sequence of the Mediterranean coastal belt of Israel and its implications for the evolution of the Nile Cone

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The chronostratigraphy of a quaternary sequence at the distal part of the nile littoral cell, Haifa Bay, Israel

The chronostratigraphy of a quaternary sequence at the distal part of the nile littoral cell, Haifa Bay, Israel

Quaternary Stratigraphy and Paleogeography of the Galilee Coastal Plain, Israel

Archaeological horizons and fluvial processes at the Lower Paleolithic open-air site of Revadim (Israel)☆

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