The Neogene of the island of Euboeda (Evia), a review

Abstract

The Neogene sediments in the three major basins on the Island of Euboea (Evia) (the Aliveri-Kymi, the Palioura-Gides and the Limni-Istiea Basin) show roughly similar lithological successions, but differ in age. Fossil rodent associations show that sedimentation started in the Early Miocene (Early Aragonian) in the Aliveri-Kymi Basin, in the Late Miocene (Vallesian) in the Palioura-Gides Basin and in the Early Pliocene (Early Ruscinian) in the Limni-Istiea Basin. The lignite occurences in the Aliveri-Kymi Basin are shown to be of Early Aragonian (MN3) Age, while those in the Palioura-Gides and Limni-Istiea Basins are assigned a Vallesian (MN10) and Villanyian (MN16) Age, respectively. It is concluded that lignite formation in the area depended primarily on the local circumstances of sedimentation and not on climate.