Features of the geological structure of early Holocene deposits of the Izhora river

Nikitin M.Yu.

FEATURES OF THE GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF EARLY HOLOCENE DEPOSITS OF THE IZHORA RIVER

Relief and Quaternary deposits of the Arctic, Subarctic and North-West Russia. Issue 11.

doi: 10.24412/2687-1092-2024-11-661-666

Central Scientific Research Geological Prospecting Museum named after Academician F.N. Chernyshev, St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract. The early Holocene history of the Izhora Plateau is full of surprises. Firstly, this is the surprisingly early appearance of forests here. Secondly, this is the composition of the malacofauna, which contains the same composition of mollusks as now. Of particular importance is the find of Borysphenia, which indicates the penetration of man from the northern Black Sea region. And finally, the fact that the Holocene deposits here lie on the Devonian ones, without the expected underlying moraine.

Keywords: Holocene, spruce wood, Izhora, mollusks, Borysphenia

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Nikitin M.Yu. Features of the geological structure of early Holocene deposits of the Izhora river // Relief and Quaternary deposits of the Arctic, Subarctic and North-West Russia. 2024. Issue 11. P. 661-666. doi: 10.24412/2687-1092-2024-11-661-666