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Ostracods as Tsunami Tracers in Holocene Sequences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Francisco Ruiz,
Manuel Abad,
Luís Miguel Cáceres,
Joaquín Rodríguez Vidal,
María Isabel Carretero,
Manuel Pozo and
María Luz González-Regalado
Francisco Ruiz*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Avda, Tres de Marzo, s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain
Manuel Abad
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Avda, Tres de Marzo, s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain
Luís Miguel Cáceres
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Avda, Tres de Marzo, s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain
Joaquín Rodríguez Vidal
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Avda, Tres de Marzo, s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain
María Isabel Carretero
Affiliation:
Departamento de Cristalografía, Mineralogía y Química Agrícola, Universidad de Sevilla, Prof. García González nº 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Manuel Pozo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geología y Geoquímica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049-Madrid, Spain
María Luz González-Regalado
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Avda, Tres de Marzo, s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address: ruizmu@uhu.es
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This review analyses the ostracod record in Holocene tsunami deposits, using an overview of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami impact on its recent populations and the associated tsunamigenic deposits, together with results from numerous investigations of other Holocene sequences. Different features such as the variability of the local assemblages, population density, species diversity, age population structure (e.g., percentages of adults and juvenile stages) or taphonomical signatures suggest that these microorganisms may be included amongst the most promising tracers of these high-energy events in marshes, lakes, lagoons or shallow marine areas.

Keywords

OstracodsTsunamiCoastal depositsRecentHolocene

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Shortpaper
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Quaternary Research , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , January 2010, pp. 130 - 135
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University of Washington

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