Radiocarbon dating | Plant macrofossils

C. Hatté; A. J.T. Jull

doi:10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00047-8

Radiocarbon dating | Plant macrofossils

C. Hatté, A. J.T. Jull

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Abstract

Since the early 1990s, chronological frameworks of late Pleistocene and Holocene terrestrial records are mostly based on AMS radiocarbon dating of plant macrofossils. In contrast to the previous use of bulk organic matter, plant macrofossils are inherently more reliable since the source of their carbon is known and should not be composed of heterogeneous material that could be of different ages. Nevertheless, even within the plant macrofossils chronologies, inconsistencies are still common. This article reviews the most common plant macrofossils and considers their suitability and reliability for ¹⁴C-AMS dating. Due to their specificity, volcanic areas and modern environments are independently examined.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
Publisher	Elsevier Science Ltd.
Pages	2958-2965
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780444527479
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00047-8
State	Published - Jan 1 2006

Keywords

Plant macrofossils
Radiocarbon dating
Terrestrial records

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General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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