Late Pleistocene to Holocene Palynofloras and Paleoclimate of Qagan Salt Lake, Inner Mongolia
- Received Date: 1997-10-28
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Key words:
- Palynoflora /
- Paleoclimate /
- Quaternary /
- Sedimentary environment /
- Salt Lake /
- Eren Basin
Abstract: Based on the sporo-pollen analyses of the core samples of Corehole 83-CK1 from the Qagan Salt Lake in the Eren Basin ofthe Inner Mongolia, the sporo-pollen diagram were divided into four palynofloral zones, i. e. Zone I,Zone II,Zone lII,andZone Ⅳ in this paper. In accordance with the characteristics of the sporo-pollen assemblages, the problems on the vegetational evo-lution and the paleoclimatic changes in the past 18 ka as well as the sedimentary environment of salt lake were discussed. Ages ofthe sedimentary section of Corehole 83-CKl are based on14C dating. The results of this study indicate that the late stage of LatePleistocene Epoch (18-15 ka BP) and the early stage of Holocene Epoch (10-5 ka BP) with relatively wet and warm climaticconditions should be the preparatory stages for the formation of saline deposits; the last stage of Late Pleistocene Epoch (15-10 kaBP) and the late stage of Holocene Epoch (S ka BP to the present) with dry and cold climatic conditions should be the main stagesfor the formation and evolution of saline deposits in the Inner Mongolia
Citation: | Jiang Dexin, Wei Junchao. Late Pleistocene to Holocene Palynofloras and Paleoclimate of Qagan Salt Lake, Inner Mongolia[J]. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 1997, 15(S1): 147-151. |