Paleogeographic evolution of eastern Hispaniola
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https://doi.org/10.21701/bolgeomin.128.3.008Keywords:
Cordillera Oriental, Hispaniola, Llanura Costera del Caribe, Los Haitises, marine terracesAbstract
The geological record of Hispaniola documents a continuous increase in island surface since the Early Pleistocene due to the emergence of marine deposits. In eastern Hispaniola, the Llanura Costera del Caribe and the Los Haitises regions formed by the emergence in the Early-Middle Pleistocene of limestone of the Los Haitises Formation, and marls and marly limestone of the Yanigua Formation (Pliocene-Early Pleistocene). These formations were both deposited on the platforms surrounding the precursor relief of the Cordillera Oriental. In the Coastal Belt of the Llanura Costera del Caribe, continued uplift and Pleistocene global sea-level changes are reflected by two main stepped depositional terraces comprising reef limestone of the La Isabela Formation. Radiometric dating indicates the lowest terrace of the La Isabela Formation (Lower Surface of the Llanura Costera del Caribe) formed during MIS 5e in the Late Pleistocene. The age of the Upper Surface of the Llanura Costera del Caribe estimated by extrapolation of uplift rates deduced from the age of the lowest terrace is consistent with the available biostratigraphic age (Early Pleistocene) for the last deposition phases of the Los Haitises Formation. Correlation of the Upper Surface with erosional surfaces in the Cordillera Oriental and the Los Haitises region allows a reconstruction of the palaeogeographic changes in eastern Hispaniola during the Quaternary.
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