Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History, 2011, Nr 9, pages 31-36

Geological monuments of Kiev-Kanev Dnieper bank

Zosimovich V. Yu.

Summary:
Geological monuments of Kiev-Kanev Dnieper bank are considered from three standpoints: as
geological sites — stratotypes of Paleogene and Neogene regional stages; as historical and geological
heritage — stratigraphic schemes from the very first to the existing were created on the basis of these
cross-sections; as a bright evidence of the evolution of the Earth — an analysis of the cross-sections
allows to reconstruct the history of the area from Eocene to Miocene inclusive.

Keywords:
geological monuments, stratotypes of Paleogene and Neogene regional stages, Kiev-Kanev Dnieper bank.

Address:
Institute of Geological Sciences of the NAS of Ukrane

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