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Quaternary Geology of Kerala : Evidence from Radiocarbon Dates


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1 Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrurn 695031, India
2 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 226007, India
     

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An event of transgression (8000-6000 Y.B.P.) and another event of regression (30Q0..5000 Y.B.P.) which gave rise to extensive peat and shell deposits during Holocene in Kcrala is recorded. The initiation of the backwater system in Kerala is linked to these events.
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C. P. Rajendran
Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrurn 695031, India
G. Rajagopalan
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 226007, India
Narayanaswamy
Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrurn 695031, India

Abstract


An event of transgression (8000-6000 Y.B.P.) and another event of regression (30Q0..5000 Y.B.P.) which gave rise to extensive peat and shell deposits during Holocene in Kcrala is recorded. The initiation of the backwater system in Kerala is linked to these events.