Bajada de Rahue, Province of Neuquen, Argentina: An interstadial deposit in northern Patagonia

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
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Abstract

Pollen and diatom analyses of a radiocarbon dated lacustrine section in the temperate Andean region of Argentina (Rahue, Province Neuquen) suggest interglacial type climatic conditions between 27,000 and 33,000 yr B.P., with environments that resemble the modern conditions at the locality. This finding correlates with a woodland record from central Chile, interpreted as reflecting conditions substantially warmer and drier prior to 27,000 yr B.P. than during the following full-glacial period. It also appears to relate to the global paleoclimatic scheme derived from deep-sea records, suggesting interhemispheric synchroneity of such broad-scale palaeoclimatic phases.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Bajada de Rahue, Province of Neuquen, Argentina: An interstadial deposit in northern Patagonia
Series title Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
DOI 10.1016/0031-0182(86)90097-0
Volume 56
Issue 3-4
Year Published 1986
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Description 8 p.
First page 251
Last page 258
Country Argentina
Other Geospatial northern Patagonia
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