The mid-Holocene sea-level highstand at Bogenfels Pan on the southwest coast of Namibia

Quaternary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-310

  Compton, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beach; Eustacy; Holocene; Midden; Mollusc; Radiocarbon; Salt pan; Sea level

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; HIGHSTAND; HOLOCENE; MOLLUSC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SALT PAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AFRICA; BOGENFELS PAN; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BIVALVIA; LUTRARIA LUTRARIA; MOLLUSCA; NASSARIUS; SOLEN;

EID: 33749609026     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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