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A Paleosol Identified By Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating in the Excavation of a Tank in Agreste of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil

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Sediments from a tank excavation in the municipality of Fazenda Nova, Pernambuco, were analyzed to determine the origin and dating of two calcrete levels found at the base and the top of the profile. The goal of the study was to generate a lithostratigraphic description and establish a timeline of these calcrete levels. The excavation consisted of a trench with dimensions of 1.5 m on each side and 1.65 m in depth, in which nine units (R1.1 to R1.9) were described from base to top. Fossil fragments were discovered at levels R1.2 and R1.6, which also showed higher calcium oxide (CaO) content, confirming their classification as calcrete levels. Four samples were collected for optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) testing. OSL analysis revealed that the oldest samples at the base of the profile were associated with time intervals between 45,058 ± 3,093 years (R1.2), corresponding to the conglomeratic calcrete level containing bone fragments from the mammalian megafauna. The sediments from the middle to the top of the profile (R1.4 = 7,078 ± 401; R1.6 = 4,194 ± 223; R1.7 = 3,823 ± 339) were found to be more recent, with age differences between the oldest and youngest samples ranging from 38,000 to 42,000 years. There was an additional calcrete level of granular specification from the middle to the top (R1.6). Both calcrete levels were confirmed to be of pedogenetic origin. The most basal level, being older than 11,000 years, predates the Holocene age and is hence classified as a paleosol.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. da Arquitetura s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50740-550, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Rodrigo Ranulpho, Gelson Luís Fambrini, Edison Vicente Oliveira, João Adauto de Souza Neto & Virgínio Henrique de Miranda Lopes Neumann

  2. Departamento de Energia Nuclear, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Professor Luis Freire, Cidade Universitária, Av. Professor Luis Freire, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50730-120, Recife, PE, Brazil

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R. R. da Silva, G. L. Fambrini, E. V. Oliveira, J. L. L. da Silva, A. de S. Moraes, M. M. Corrêa, Y. J. A. B. da Silva, J. A. de S. Neto: Conducting a research and investigation process, specifically performing the experiments, or data/evidence collection V. K. Asfora: Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning and execution V. H. de M. L. Neumann: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing - Review & Editing, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Ranulpho, R., Asfora, V.K., Fambrini, G.L. et al. A Paleosol Identified By Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating in the Excavation of a Tank in Agreste of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil. Braz J Phys 54, 143 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-024-01510-1

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