Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . ElandsBay , Cape Deseada Gyp IV •32°30S -33* S 3315S. ?32°45S CapeColumbine ^^s^ \16^J177 bSaldanhaNorth Head ^*> Bomgat BayElandspunt — o Julb. South Head Kraal baai Gyp Fig. 1. Locality map showing sampling sites (solid circles). Tidal range isshown in brackets; evaporite deposits are referred to as Gyp. PLEISTOCENE HISTORY AND COASTAL MORPHOLOGY Previous literature on the Pleistocene marine history of the coastal areas ofthe south-western Cape is limited to a few texts, mostly of a ge
Annals of the South African MuseumAnnale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . ElandsBay , Cape Deseada Gyp IV •32°30S -33* S 3315S. ?32°45S CapeColumbine ^^s^ \16^J177 bSaldanhaNorth Head ^*> Bomgat BayElandspunt — o Julb. South Head Kraal baai Gyp Fig. 1. Locality map showing sampling sites (solid circles). Tidal range isshown in brackets; evaporite deposits are referred to as Gyp. PLEISTOCENE HISTORY AND COASTAL MORPHOLOGY Previous literature on the Pleistocene marine history of the coastal areas ofthe south-western Cape is limited to a few texts, mostly of a geomorphic (1927) published the first major study. He found evidence for two generalemergences: shorelines at 15-18 m he called the Major Emergence, and thoseat 6-9 m the Minor Emergence, which was thought to be of Recent the Saldanha area he identified the Major Emergence at 6-12 m and proposedthat the area had been downwarped. Haughton (1931) briefly described thegeology and palaeontology. Mabbutt (1956, 1957) claimed marine terracesat 91 m, 45-60 m, 20 m, 13 m, 9 m, and 7,5 m (above mea
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