The age of the hominid-bearing deposits of Java: state of the art 167

  • J.J.M. Leinders Institute for Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • F. Aziz G.R.D.C., Jalan Diponegoro 57, Bandung, Indonesia
  • P.Y. Sondaar Institute for Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 80.021, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • J. De Vos State Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

Abstract

The new standard biozonation for the Plio-Pleistocene continental deposits of Java, and its paleogeographical implications, are discussed. The four oldest faunal zones, Satir, Ci Saat, Trinil and Kedung Brubus, of this biozonation are identified in the famous vertebrate-bearing strata around Sangiran. Thanks to this biostratigraphy and to the availability of lithostratigraphically controlled absolute dates from the Sangiran area (provided by the joint Indonesian-Japanese Research Programme CTA-41) it is now possible to date the biostratigraphy: Kedung Brubus fauna: around 0.8 Ma Trinil H.K. fauna: around 1.0 Ma Ci Saat fauna: Satir fauna: around 1,.2 Ma around L.5 Ma Semah's (1982) interpretation of the magnetostratigraphic data from the Sangiran area is not the most plausible one and an alternative is presented.
Published
1985-01-01
How to Cite
J.J.M. Leinders, F. Aziz, P.Y. Sondaar, & J. De Vos. (1985). The age of the hominid-bearing deposits of Java: state of the art 167. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 167-173. Retrieved from https://njgjournal.nl/index.php/njg/article/view/13177
Issue
Volume 64 - 1985
Section
Regular paper

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