Oxygen isotope and paleobotanical estimates of temperature and δ 18 O-latitude gradients over North America during the Early Eocene

American Journal of Science

Volumn 304, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 612-635

  Fricke, Henry C ^a   Wing, Scott L ^b  

^a University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

EID: 9644286949     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.304.7.612     Document Type: Article

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