Shell and gravel layers, western continental shelf, New Zealand

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Abstract
Widespread shell beds and occasional coarse gravel layers were deposited on the western continental shelf of New Zealand during late Pleistocene to early Holocene low sea levels from 19,700 to 10,600 years ago. Some molluscan species present in the shell beds suggest cooler waters during this time, and most are typical of the inner shelf environment. The gravel layers represent near shore deposits. The data presented are consistent with estimates of late Glacial age eustatic sea levels from other parts of the world though the possibility of local downwarping is not excluded.

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