Abstract

AUDEMARD M, Franck A. Are all raised quaternary marine terraces records of high sea-level stands?. Rev. Fac. Ing. UCV [online]. 2009, vol.24, n.1, pp.5-9. ISSN 0798-4065.

From the international literature on raised flights of Quaternary marine terraces described worldwide, an implicit assumption seems to be currently in use: all of the outcropping (either constructional or erosional) marine terraces are related to sea level highstands. It commonly happens that this assumption is correct but every rule has its exceptions. In this paper we bring supporting evidence that ask for the careful use of this assumption. Therefore, detailed chronology of every single raised marine terrace is needed to corroborate its actual position in the step-like history of raised staircased marine terraces.

Keywords : Terrace flights; Marine terraces; Highstand; Quaternary; Absolute chronology.