Abstract
Abstract. PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF TEZANOS PINTO FORMATION (LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE) IN THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION OF ENTRE RIOS PROVINCE (ARGENTINA). Loess deposits are the main component of the Late Quaternary sequences of the Pampa plains (South America). The Last Glacial Maximum loess represents a depositional unit of the Pampean Aeolian System that evidences the expansion of semiarid conditions to the northeast of the region. The Tezanos Pinto Formation is the typical loessic unit of the late Pleistocene—early Holocene of the northeastern Pampa region. Advances in the knowledge of the micropaleobotanical content of this geologic formation are presented in this work, especially the obtained results of the Southweastern area of Entre Rios Province. The analyzed phytolith assemblages show a high homogeneity with some variations that allowed their quantitative differentiation across the analyzed sedimentary profiles. The presence of grass phytoliths jointly with palm, podostemoid and ciperoid elements allowe...
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