Palaeogeographical evolution of the Atlantic coast of Pampa and Patagonia from the last glacial maximum to the Middle Holocene

Abstract

We reconstruct the palaeogeographical evolution of the continental shelf in Patagonia for the period spanning the Last Glacial Maximum (approximately 24 000 calibrated years BP) to the Middle Holocene using a global sea level rise curve for this period and GLOBAL MAPPER 10 software (). Our model provides new information for future palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstructions. We expect the model will be of assistance in studies designed to examine patterns of faunal and plant population expansion, dispersal, and migration in Pampa and Patagonia during the Late Glacial period (i.e. 15-10 14C kyr BP). © 2011 The Linnean Society of London.