Eocene-Oligocene extinction and paleoclimatic change near Eugene, Oregon

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 817-839

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a   Orr, William N ^a   Prothero, Donald R ^b   Duncan, Robert A ^c   Kester, Paul R ^d   Ambers, Clifford P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash flow tuffs; Eocene Oligocene; Eugene; Fossil floras; Oregon

Indexed keywords

FLORAS; FOSSILIFEROUS EOCENE; PLEOMAGNETIC STRATIGRAPHY; RADIOMETRIC DATING;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; DRYING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EOCENE-OLIGOCENE BOUNDARY; FLORA; FOSSIL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOCLIMATE;

EUGENE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3543067537     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25281.1     Document Type: Article

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