2019-12-12
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Insights on the Cenozoic Geology of North Beirut (Harbour Area): Biostratigraphy; Sedimentology and Structural history
I have now completed my review of the above paper by Germaine Noujaim Clark and Marcelle Boudagher-Fadel. The manuscript presents new geological data from the ancient harbour area of Beirut. The authors describe, for the first time, unreported Eocene carbonates, Eocene fish deposits, old and young Cenozoic shorelines by the eastern foothill of Beirut West, and northern foothill of Beirut East. The sequences are dated using fossil assemblages, with a particular focus on the micropalaeontology. The paper is well structured and nicely illustrated, and the arguments set forward by the authors are both convincing and pertinent. In sum, I fully support the publication of the paper in UCL Open: Environment.
Missing references
Marriner, N., Morhange, C. & Beydoun, M. (2008) Geoarchaeology of Beirut’s ancient harbour, Phoenicia. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35, 2495-2516.
Throughout the paper, it would be interesting to place some percentage estimates on the different fossil assemblages described.