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A Review of Age Determinations on Pleistocene Corals in Eastern Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

J.W. Pickett ,
T.L. Ku ,
C.H. Thompson ,
D. Roman ,
R.A. Kelley  and
Y.P. Huang
J.W. Pickett
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of New South Wales, Building B11a, University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, Kensington, New South Wales 2033, Australia
T.L. Ku
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089-0741
C.H. Thompson
Affiliation:
CSIRO Division of Soils, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia
D. Roman
Affiliation:
Isotope Division, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Private Mail Bag 1, Menai, New South Wales 2234, Australia
R.A. Kelley
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, James Cook University, Townsiville, Queensland 4811, Australia
Y.P. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90089-0741
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Abstract

Samples of corals from all three previously reported Pleistocene localities in eastern Australia have been dated anew using the 230Th/234U technique. Results for two sites are confirmed, but the new results for the third site are older than previously reported and do not support a high sea level for isotope substage 5c. All sites are now referred to substage 5e.

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Research Article
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Quaternary Research , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , May 1989 , pp. 392 - 395
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University of Washington

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