Pliocene coastal palaeomorphology and ostracod faunas of the Bass Strait hinterland, southeast Australia Warne, Mark T. and Soutar, Brent 2012, Pliocene coastal palaeomorphology and ostracod faunas of the Bass Strait hinterland, southeast Australia, Hydrobiologia, vol. 688, no. 1, pp. 93-112. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Pliocene coastal palaeomorphology and ostracod faunas of the Bass Strait hinterland, southeast Australia Author(s) Warne, Mark T. orcid.org/0000-0001-5456-191X Soutar, Brent Journal name Hydrobiologia Volume number 688 Issue number 1 Start page 93 End page 112 Total pages 20 Publisher Springer Netherlands Place of publication Dordrecht, Netherlands Publication date 2012 ISSN 0018-8158 1573-5117 Keyword(s) pliocene ostracoda Otway basin stratigraphy palaeoenvironments palaeogeography Summary Early to late Pliocene sedimentary strata present across the northern Bass Strait hinterland, southeastern Australia yield extensive fossil proxy data relevant to the interpretation of high sea level coastal palaeomorphology. Within the Pliocene Whalers Bluff Formation exposed in coastal cliffs near the township of Portland, Victoria, marine microfossil faunas delineate two broad cycles of deposition. Both these sedimentary cycles are bound below by unconformity surfaces. Within the lower sedimentary cycle, a basal stress-tolerant (low diversity) marginal marine microfossil fauna devoid of ostracods and suggestive of bottom-water hypoxia, is succeeded by a diverse shallow marine ostracod fauna dominated by stenohaline species indicative of a sheltered (but open) oceanic embayment. This lower sedimentary cycle has an early Pliocene (Zanclean) age. Equivalent shallow marine (e.g. coastal embayment) deposits occur broadly across the coastal hinterland of southeastern Australia-reflecting the generally higher global sea levels of this time. The upper cycle in the cliff exposures at Portland is late Pliocene (Piacenzian) in age. Equivalent deposits across the Bass Strait hinterland are restricted to former incised river valley settings. Euryhaline estuarine/coastal lagoon Ostracoda are present throughout the upper cycle in the Portland cliffs. These are associated with a low diversity microfauna at the base of the upper cycle and a high diversity microfauna towards the top of the cycle. Early Pliocene coastal marine deposits can be distinguished from late Pliocene coastal marine deposits across the northern Bass Strait hinterland on the basis of the presence or absence of certain open marine ('stenohaline') ostracod species. Notes Published 22nd June 2011 as an Online First article Language eng Field of Research 040308 Palaeontology (incl Palynology) 040311 Stratigraphy (incl Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy) Socio Economic Objective 970104 Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30040478 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 05 Dec 2011, 12:41:21 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2011, 07:57:55 EST Thu, 08 Dec 2011, 07:59:17 EST Tue, 07 Aug 2012, 22:00:57 EST Tue, 07 Aug 2012, 22:03:24 EST Wed, 08 Aug 2012, 12:07:12 EST Wed, 08 Aug 2012, 12:12:41 EST Wed, 08 Aug 2012, 12:15:04 EST Wed, 08 Aug 2012, 12:17:40 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 12:01:54 EST Tue, 27 Jan 2015, 11:19:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 727 Abstract Views, 10 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 05 Dec 2011, 12:41:21 EST