The Miocene: The future of the past

M Steinthorsdottir, HK Coxall… - Paleoceanography …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …

Calcium isotopic variations produced by biological, kinetic, radiogenic and nucleosynthetic processes

DJ DePaolo - Reviews in mineralogy and geochemistry, 2004 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Study of the isotopic variations of calcium is of interest because Ca is important in
geochemical and biochemical processes, and is one of few major cations in rocks and …

Iron isotopic fractionation during continental weathering

MS Fantle, DJ DePaolo - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2004 - Elsevier
The effect of continental weathering on the iron isotope compositions of natural materials is
investigated. Unweathered igneous rocks, pelagic clay, and dust fall within the range …

Abrupt conclusion of the late Miocene-early Pliocene biogenic bloom at 4.6-4.4 Ma

BT Karatsolis, BC Lougheed… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The late Miocene-early Pliocene biogenic bloom was an extended time interval
characterised by elevated ocean export productivity at numerous locations. As primary …

Variations in the marine Ca cycle over the past 20 million years

MS Fantle, DJ DePaolo - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2005 - Elsevier
A 20 million year marine Ca isotope record is constructed based on measurements of 36
nannofossil ooze samples from DSDP Site 590. The Ca isotopic composition (δ44Ca …

Mesozoic radiolarites–accumulation as a function of sea surface fertility on Tethyan margins and in ocean basins

PO Baumgartner - Sedimentology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Radiolarites, commonly comprising chert‐shale couplets, feature prominently in the
Mesozoic stratigraphy of the Neotethyan realm. The origin and significance of these …

The middle to late Miocene “Carbonate Crash” in the equatorial Indian Ocean

J Lübbers, W Kuhnt, AE Holbourn… - Paleoceanography …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We integrate benthic foraminiferal stable isotopes, X‐ray fluorescence elemental ratios, and
carbonate accumulation estimates in a continuous sedimentary archive recovered at …

A global reassessment of the spatial and temporal expression of the Late Miocene Biogenic Bloom

Q Pillot, B Suchéras‐Marx, AC Sarr… - Paleoceanography …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Late Miocene Biogenic Bloom (LMBB) is a late Miocene to early Pliocene
oceanographic event characterized by high accumulation rates of opal from diatoms and …

Early history of the Western Pacific Warm Pool during the middle to late Miocene (~ 13.2–5.8 Ma): Role of sea-level change and implications for equatorial circulation

SA Nathan, RM Leckie - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2009 - Elsevier
We document the waxing and waning of a “proto-warm pool” in the western equatorial
Pacific (WEP) based on a study of multi-species planktic foraminiferal isotope ratios and …

Astronomically tuned age model for the early Eocene carbon isotope events: A new high-resolution δ13 Cbenthic record of ODP Site 1263 between~ 49 and~ 54 Ma

V Lauretano, FJ Hilgen, JC Zachos… - Newsletters on …, 2016 - escholarship.org
The early Eocene represents a time of major changes in the global carbon cycle and
fluctuations in global temperatures on both short-and long-time scales. These perturbations …