New biostratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic and isotopic insights into the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum in low latitudes

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 297, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 670-682

  Edgar, K M ^a   Wilson, P A ^a   Sexton, P F ^a,b,c   Gibbs, S J ^a   Roberts, A P ^a,d   Norris, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; Magnetostratigraphy; Middle eocene climatic optimum; Planktonic foraminifera; Site 1051; Site 1260

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; EOCENE; HYPSITHERMAL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LATITUDE; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MICROFOSSIL; NEW RECORD; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; RANGE EXPANSION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 78049236085     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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