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BIOINDICATORS OF SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL: NEW DATA AND METHODOLOGICAL REVIEW

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Julia Caon Araujo Open the ORCID record for Julia Caon Araujo [Opens in a new window] ,
Kita Chaves Damasio Macario Open the ORCID record for Kita Chaves Damasio Macario [Opens in a new window] ,
Vinícius Nunes Moreira ,
Anderson dos Santos Passos ,
Perla Baptista de Jesus ,
José Carlos Sícoli Seoane  and
Fabio Ferreira Dias
Julia Caon Araujo*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
Kita Chaves Damasio Macario
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, 24210-346, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Vinícius Nunes Moreira
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Radiocarbono, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza s/n, 24210-346, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Anderson dos Santos Passos
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, Campus da Praia Vermelha, Boa Viagem, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
Perla Baptista de Jesus
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, Campus da Praia Vermelha, Boa Viagem, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
José Carlos Sícoli Seoane
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 274, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
Fabio Ferreira Dias
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Av. Gal. Milton Tavares de Souza, Campus da Praia Vermelha, Boa Viagem, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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*Corresponding author. Email: juliacaon@id.uff.br
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Abstract

The vermetidae fossils of Petaloconchus varians, formed by calcium carbonate, associated with their radiocarbon ages, are the most accurate indicators of paleo sea level due to their restricted occupation in the intertidal zone in the rocky shore. However, the recrystallization of minerals can affect these age calculations and, consequently, the interpretation of the data. The aim of this study is to present new indicators of paleo sea-level changes in Southeast Brazil for the last 6000 years contributing to fill the data gap for the late Holocene. The influence of the recrystallization process was successfully resolved using the CarDS protocol, enabling the separation of the original aragonite fraction by density, prior to radiocarbon dating. This avoids the rejuvenation of ages and ensures greater efficiency for data interpretation. Paleo sea-level indicators were able to show a progressive increase in sea level up to the transgressive maximum of 4.15 m in 3700 BP years, followed by a regression to the current zero. This regression seems to have in addition, here we reinforce the reliability of the use of fossil vermetids as indicators of sea-level fluctuations.

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biological indicatorsCarDSmarine samplespaleo sea levelPetaloconchusrecrystallizationsea-level fluctuation
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Radiocarbon , Volume 63 , Issue 4: Featuring: CLARa Proceedings of the 1st Latin American Radiocarbon Conference , August 2021 , pp. 1149 - 1163
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Selected Papers from the 1st Latin American Radiocarbon Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 29 Jul.–2 Aug. 2019

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