Atmospheric paleo-CO2 estimates based on taxodium distichum (Cupressaceae) fossils from the miocene and pliocene of eastern north america

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 309, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 327-332

  Stults, Debra Z ^a   Wagner Cremer, Friederike ^b   Axsmith, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brandywine formation; Citronelle formation; Miocene; Paleo CO2; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; CUTICLE; FOSSIL RECORD; LEAF; MIOCENE; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE;

ALABAMA; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE; TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM;

EID: 80051688826     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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