@article{fdi:010077340,
  title = {{S}edimentary and paleobiological records of the latest {P}leistocene-{H}olocene climate evolution in the {K}ordofan region, {S}udan},
  author = {{D}awelbeit, {A}. and {J}aillard, {E}tienne and {E}isawi, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he study of the {Q}uaternary sediments of the {K}ordofan region, {S}udan, allowed to decipher the succession of environments in this area, since about 13 kyr. {T}he oldest sediments ( > 13 to 10.5 kyr {BP}) are mainly aeolian deposits, except in the southern areas. {T}he "{A}frican {H}umid {P}eriod" is recorded by scattered palustrine and lacustrine carbonates dated at 10.5-6.5 kyr {BP} in the center and {N}orth, respectively, by fluvial deposits in the {S}outh, and by the pedogenesis of previous deposits in all areas. {F}luvial activity may be responsible for the erosion of the previous aeolian sands in the southern areas. {B}etween 6.5 and 3.3 kyr {BP}, the evolution from aquatic to terrestrial gastropod fauna, and from tropical to arid pollen assemblages points to the shift toward an arid climate. {T}his aridification phase culminated between 3.3 and 1.1 kyr {BP}, with a period of strong aeolian activity and erosion. {A}eolian deposition resumed after 1.1 kyr {BP} under conditions comparable to those of today. {T}his evolution is consistent with that recorded in {S}aharan areas, although the period of strong aeolian erosion (approximate to 3.3-1.1 kyr {BP}) may have been underestimated so far.},
  keywords = {{Q}uaternary ; {S}edimentary environment ; {P}aleobiological indicators ; {P}aleoclimate ; {A}frican humid period ; {A}eolian deposits ; {SOUDAN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}frican {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {160},
  numero = {},
  pages = {103605 [15 ]},
  ISSN = {1464-343{X}},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.103605},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077340},
}