File(s) not publicly available
Early Eocene estuary at Strahan, Tasmania
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 11:30 authored by Pole, MSEvidence from sedimentology and macropalaeobotany to arrive at a general reconstruction of the Early Eocene environment in Macquarie Harbour in western Tasmania and its major vegetation types. The environment if interpreted as estuarine with a range of subenvironments including estuarine mouth bar, fully subtidal sands, tidal flat with mangroves, and freshwater swamps. Supratidal freshwater swamp forest (sometimes conifer-dominated) was fringed with Nypa mangrove swamps in the high tidal regions. Non-vegetated tidal mud and sand flats occurred in regions with longer tidal submergence. The Macquarie Harbour beds are given formation status and the Strahan Sand Member is defined.
History
Publication title
Australian Journal of Earth SciencesVolume
45Issue
6Pagination
979-985ISSN
0812-0099Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Blackwell ScientificPlace of publication
OxfordRepository Status
- Restricted