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Table 5 Age and elevation of RSL indicators at Misery Point

From: The Misery Point cliff, Mayaguana Island, SE Bahamas: a unique record of sea-level highstands since the Early Pleistocene

Units

Setting

Age (Ma)

MIS

RSL 1

RSL 2

m above msl

CT

Reef

0.124

5

2

7–10

UC

Cave

?

? 11

8

 8

LC

Cave

?

? 13

5

 5

U4

Eolian

ca. 0.7

17

< 10

< 10

U3

Beach

ca. 0.9

25

9–10.5

ca. 10

U2

Reef

ca. 1.1

31

9

14–17

U1

Lagoon

ca. 1.2

37

7

9–13.5

  1. Inferred age and elevation of past RSLs based on indicators observed at Misery Point
  2. U1-4 units 1–4, LC lower flank-margin cave, UC upper flank-margin cave, CT coral terrace, MIS marine isotope stage, RSL1 observed elevation of past RSL indicators; uncertainty is ± 0.2 m. RSL2 relative elevation of past sea levels based on the elevation of RSL1, and considering the minimal paleo-depth of deposition and the amount of carbonate possibly removed by karstic denudation. In the case of caves, RSL2 = RSL1