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Palynological record during the Pleistocene (between 1.05 Ma and 0.36 Ma) from ODP1144, northern South China Sea

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This paper presents the pollen record from the lower section of ODP1144 (depth 501.3–225.7 m, ca. 1.05–0.36 Ma). Two pollen zones (PA and PB) and eleven pollen subzones are recognized. Within zone PB, the 11 pollen subzones (PB21-11) are defined according to the pine, fern and herb variations, and are equivalent to the marine isotope stages 21–11 (MISs 21–11). The interglacial periods are typified by an increase in pine pollen and fern spores, and a decrease in herbaceous pollen, while the patterning during the glacial periods is just the opposite. During the interglacial periods, pollen assemblages were dominated by pine similar to those of the present day, suggesting that the paleoenvironment of the interglacial periods was similar to that of the present day, whereas the glacial periods are marked by an increase in herbaceous pollen, mainly Gramineae and Cyperaceae, indicating that grassland covered the exposed continental shelf when sea level declined. IncreasedArtemisia percentages and the highest pine influx during MIS12 may result from a stronger winter monsoon.

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  1. Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China

    Huang Fei

  2. Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100093, Beijing, China

    Sun Xiangjun

  3. Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, 200092, Shanghai, China

    Sun Xiangjun

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Fei, H., Xiangjun, S. Palynological record during the Pleistocene (between 1.05 Ma and 0.36 Ma) from ODP1144, northern South China Sea. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 47, 30–36 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03028860

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