Stable isotope stratigraphy of the early Quaternary of borehole Noordwijk, southern North Sea

L. J. Noorbergen; L. J. Lourens; D. K. Munsterman; R. M C H Verreussel

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.045

Stable isotope stratigraphy of the early Quaternary of borehole Noordwijk, southern North Sea

L. J. Noorbergen^*, L. J. Lourens, D. K. Munsterman, R. M C H Verreussel

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Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

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Abstract

Between 2.58Ma and 2.4Ma, most of the present onshore sector of the Netherlands was an epicontinental sea. Previous studies suggest the occurrence of multiple cold and warm phases in shallow marine successions of the Maassluis Formation in conjunction with the first prominent Northern Hemisphere ice sheet expansions. Nevertheless, correlation with deep marine isotope stages is tentative and relies on relative dating as absolute dating techniques are difficult to apply. Here, we present for the first time an early Quaternary, high-resolution benthic stable isotope record from the onshore sector of the Netherlands, taken from borehole Noordwijk. We tune our record to MIS 100-94 using the characteristic δ¹⁸O signature and complementary biostratigraphic data. This new high resolution isotope chronology is providing important insights on stratigraphy and palaeoenvironmental development of the southern North Sea area during the early Quaternary.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	148-157
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	386
Early online date	26 Mar 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2015.02.045
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2015
Event	International Field Symposium of the INQUA-Peribaltic-Working-group (INQUA TERPRO Commission) - , Lithuania Duration: 25 Jun 2013 → 30 Jun 2013

Keywords

Benthic foraminifera
Borehole Noordwijk
Early Quaternary
Palynostratigraphy
Southern North Sea
Stable isotope stratigraphy

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