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Ginat, Hanan, Opitz, Stephan, Ababneh, Linah, Faershtein, Galina, Lazar, Michael ORCID: 0000-0003-0892-5166, Porat, Naomi and Mischke, Steffen ORCID: 0000-0003-3821-8497 (2018). Pliocene-Pleistocene waterbodies and associated deposits in southern Israel and southern Jordan. J. Arid. Environ., 148. S. 14 - 34. LONDON: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1095-922X

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Abstract

This paper provides an in-depth review of evidence for the presence of twelve waterbodies spanning the Late Pliocene through Late Pleistocene in southern Israel and southern Jordan. A comprehensive description of these waterbodies is presented, combined with new field, paleontological and numerical age data, along with a discussion of their implications for paleohydrology and paleoclimate. The region is currently hyper-arid and there are no permanent rivers, wetlands or lakes in the area. Nevertheless, during the time-frame examined, continuous layers of limestones and mudstones were deposited in wetlands and shallow lakes. According to their location, the waterbodies were classified into either resulting from local tectonic depressions or in wide natural depressions at base levels. Following the types of sediments and fauna associated with these waterbodies, it is suggested that four wetter periods occurred: Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene, Middle Pleistocene, Middle Late Pleistocene and terminal Late Pleistocene. This resulted in the deposition of limestone, chalk, travertine, calcrete, mudstone, marl, clay, silt and sandstone. For several waterbodies, vertical and lateral transitions between white limestone and fine clastic sediments rich in carbonate, indicate changes in depositional conditions from a shallow lake to a wetland, both associated with wetter hydrological settings compared to current climatic conditions. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ginat, Hanan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Opitz, Stephan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ababneh, Linah UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Faershtein, Galina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lazar, Michael UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-5166 UNSPECIFIED Porat, Naomi UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mischke, Steffen UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-8497 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-205107
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.09.007
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Arid. Environ.
Volume:	148
Page Range:	S. 14 - 34
Date:	2018
Publisher:	ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1095-922X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DEAD-SEA RIFT; NEGEV DESERT; WESTERN MARGIN; DRAINAGE-BASIN; ARAVA VALLEY; QUATERNARY; EVOLUTION; CLIMATE; AQABA; RECORD Multiple languages Ecology; Environmental Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20510