The Jandia Isthmus (Fuerteventura, Canary Islands) is a complex aeolian system composed
of Pliocene and Pleistocene marine deposits, which are partially covered of carbonate
crusts, palaeosols and sand sheets. The area has been greatly influenced by climate
changes during the Quaternary. Nowadays this area presents an arid landscape dominated
by the aeolian processes. Grain size, mineralogical and micropalaeontological analyses
have been carried out to identify the source area of these wind-blown materials, considering …