Abstract
Fluvial development of the Lower Rhine Basin during the late Tertiary and early Quaternary
Highlights
This article gives an overview of the spatial and temporal development of sedimentation in the Lower Rhine Basin, an area of subsidence
Older fluvial deposits are recorded from the lower Oligocene in the marginal areas of the Lower Rhine Basin (Kurtz, 1926, 1932; Sindowski, 1939) and through a few boreholes in central areas
These strata are still not well documented. They mark the beginning of the development of the Lower Rhine Basin as an area of subsidence
Summary
This article gives an overview of the spatial and temporal development of sedimentation in the Lower Rhine Basin, an area of subsidence. Older fluvial deposits are recorded from the lower Oligocene in the marginal areas of the Lower Rhine Basin (Kurtz, 1926, 1932; Sindowski, 1939) and through a few boreholes in central areas These strata are still not well documented. The sea retreated further to the north and northwest, episodically interrupted by small transgressions, while deposition in the Lower Rhine Basin increasingly shifted towards a fluvial-lacustrine facies. This marked the beginning of the development of the Lower Rhine Basin as a fluvial landscape, which continues until today. The southern Lower Rhine Basin was predominantly a deltaic environment with the shoreline situated approximately north of the “Jackerather Horst”2 This facies distribution prevailed during the Miocene and Pliocene (Boenigk, 1978b). Information on sedimentation in the Lower Rhine Basin during the Pleistocene is given by Breddin (1955) and Quitzow (1956)
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