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Title: Rising water flow as a factor of organic material importation into caves
Other Titles: Naraščanje nivoja vode kot faktor vnosa organskega materiala v jame
Keywords: Cave deposits
Holocene chronology
Fluvial geomorphology
Peruaçu River canyon
Jamski sedimenti
Holocenska kronologija
Rečna geomorfologija
Kanjon reke Peruçu
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher: Karst Research Institute
Citation: OLIVEIRA, I. P. M. R. de et al. Rising water flow as a factor of organic material importation into caves. Acta Carsologica, [S.l.], v. 47, n. 2-3, p. 169-183, 2018. DOI: 10.3986/ac.v47i2-3.5134.
Abstract: The Carlúcio Cave is located on the left bank of the Peruaçu River canyon, in a National Park located in the semiarid zone of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Although the Carlúcio Cave is in an unfavorable relief position in terms of material importation into its interior, it harbors an important fossil deposit. This paper sought to investigate such fossil assemblage and describe material importation and deposition events. For that purpose, a survey of the existing fossils was conducted, including a description of the deposition sites and taphonomic signatures. A topographic survey was carried out of representative samples and the deposit chronology was established by means of carbon-14 and uranium-series dating. The fossil assemblage comprises mainly terrestrial epigeal mollusk shells, totaling 1,399 individuals, 70% of which are Drymaeus sp. (Bulimuloidea, Bulimulidae). In addition, 20 bones, 57 vegetal deposition sites, four charcoals, one palm fruit and one corncob were recorded. The cave location and morphology and the deposit’s taphonomic signature indicate that the material was carried upward by the rise in water level (WL) of the Peruaçu River due to episodic barriers to the natural river flow, followed by floating and retention of the material once the WL went gradually down. At least four flood events that reached the Carlúcio Cave were identified in the Peruaçu River canyon during the Holocene. This study provides evidence of a mechanism of material transport and accumulation in the cave caused by the rising water flow in connection with flood events in the river canyon.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/34435
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