A volcanically induced climate warming and floral change preceded the onset of OAE1a (Early Cretaceous)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 305, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Keller, Christina E ^a   Hochuli, Peter A ^a,b   Weissert, Helmut ^a   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^a   Giorgioni, Martino ^a   Garcia, Therese I ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Early Cretaceous; Floral change; Negative carbon isotope excursion; OAE1a; Ontong Java volcanism

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CRETACEOUS; FLORISTICS; GONDWANA; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; VOLCANISM;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN; SUNDA ISLES;

CLASSOPOLLIS;

EID: 79955480506     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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