| An investigation of the pre-lagoonal Holocene sediments beneath the lagoon Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta (Colombia), was undertaken for the purpose of this region before the formation of the lagoon proper. Core and grab samples were collected from the lagoon for stratigraphic observatiion and analysis in the laboratory. Beneath the recent lagoonal sediments a deposits of peat with intercalated sand and clay was discovered. Its surface lies at a depth of about 2 m below the hydrographic zero level of the lagoon. Three peat samples, obtain from the upper portion of this deposits, were subjected to micropetrographic and pollen analyses. These analyses reveled that, prior to marine inundation, this region in southern Florida (U.S.A.) Sample "f", taken closest... |
