Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

This paper presents a review of (astrobiochronological) calibration of Recent to late
Oligocene calcareous nannofossil datum events. Biohorizons included in the paper are …

XRF core scanners, with their rapid and non-destructive analytical capability, have now
been used for two decades in the analysis of marine sediments. Initially they were used to …

The X‐ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanner provides bulk‐sediment chemistry data
measured nondestructively at the split core sediment surface. Although this method is widely …

The origin of third-order eustatic sequences is reviewed by comparing recent sequence
stratigraphic data to the latest, best-constrained astronomical model. Middle Eocene to …

Variations in the 18 O/16 O ratio of marine fossils and microfossils record changes in
seawater 18 O/16 O and temperature and provide the basis for global correlation. Based on …

Abstract We present high‐resolution (2–3 kyr) benthic foraminiferal stable isotopes in a
continuous, well‐preserved sedimentary archive from the West Pacific Ocean (Ocean …

A new and precisely defined chronometric subdivision of the Badenian (Middle Miocene,
regional stage of Central Paratethys) is proposed. This uses global events, mainly …

Foraminiferal tests are a common component of many marine sediments. The oxygen
isotope ratio (δ18O) of test calcite is frequently used to reconstruct aspects of their life …

Mammals are among the fastest-radiating groups, being characterized by a mean species
lifespan of the order of 2.5 million years (Myr),. The basis for this characteristic timescale of …