The Cainozoic succession of Maslin and Aldinga Bays.

Abstract

After a brief review of various attempts to classify the Cainozoic succession of Aldinga and Maslin Bays, which together with a description of Field Work and Scope and Acknowledgements form the Introduction, the General Description of the Pre-Tertiary Basement, Cainozoic Succession, Structure and Physiography is given. Under the section on Stratigraphic Observations, the Succession is divided into 8 units, with appropriate subdivisions, and these are discussed in detail, with descriptions of Exposure, Lithology, Fauna, Contacts and Thickness. These are listed under Table I, and although they are lithological units, the separation of them has necessitated some consideration being given to the faunal assemblages which they contain. After a consideration of the conditions of Deposition, the Stratigraphic Relations are reviewed, with both paleontological and lithological observations. Whilst careful analysis of the ranges of all fossils has not been completed, it seems likely that major breaks in lithology will closely approximate the more prominent changes which are expected to emanate from such analysis. This thesis is submitted with the hope that it will form a basis for the establishment of a standard section of Cainozoic beds, and that it may be used in both local and regional correlations.