U/Th dating of a Cladocora caespitosa from Capo San Marco marine Quaternary deposits (Sardinia, Italy)

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Authors

Maurizio D'OREFICE, Roberto GRACIOTTI, Sergio LO MASTRO, Cristina MURARO, Marco PANTALONI, Michele SOLIGO & Paola TUCCIMEI

Pages

35-40

Abstract

A whole specimen, not reworked and well preserved of Cladocora caespitosa has been found within the marine Quaternary deposits, outcropping along the eastern coast of the Capo San Marco Promontory. The U/Th dating of this sample has provided a minimum age of 70 ± 4 ka B.P. This dating allows to state that these marine deposits, containing the coral, are not Holocene in age.

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