Driftwood dropstones in Middle Miocene Climate Optimum shallow marine strata (Calvert Cliffs, Maryland Coastal Plain): Erratic pebbles no certain proxy for cold climate

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 323-325, Issue , 2012, Pages 100-109

  Vogt, Peter R ^a,b   Parrish, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calvert Formation; Columbia River Flood Basalts; Driftwood dropstones; East Antarctic ice sheet expansion; Ice rafted detritus; Middle Miocene Climate Optimum

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLIFF; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLOOD BASALT; GNEISS; ICE SHEET; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; METAMORPHIC FACIES; MIOCENE; OUTCROP; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PEBBLE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

CALVERT COUNTY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858342139     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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