Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch

Jörg Pross (), Lineth Contreras, Peter K. Bijl, David R. Greenwood, Steven M. Bohaty, Stefan Schouten, James A. Bendle, Ursula Röhl, Lisa Tauxe, J. Ian Raine, Claire E. Huck, Tina van de Flierdt, Stewart S. R. Jamieson, Catherine E. Stickley, Bas van de Schootbrugge, Carlota Escutia and Henk Brinkhuis
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Jörg Pross: Paleoenvironmental Dynamics Group, Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
Lineth Contreras: Paleoenvironmental Dynamics Group, Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
Peter K. Bijl: Biomarine Sciences, Institute of Environmental Biology, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands
David R. Greenwood: Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9, Canada
Steven M. Bohaty: Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Stefan Schouten: NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, Post Office 59, 1790 AB Den Burg (Texel), The Netherlands
James A. Bendle: Glasgow Molecular Organic Geochemistry Laboratory, School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
Ursula Röhl: MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Lisa Tauxe: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
J. Ian Raine: GNS Science, PO Box 30368, Lower Hutt 6009, New Zealand
Claire E. Huck: Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Tina van de Flierdt: Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Stewart S. R. Jamieson: Durham University, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Catherine E. Stickley: University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Bas van de Schootbrugge: Paleoenvironmental Dynamics Group, Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
Carlota Escutia: Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, Avenida de las Palmeras, 4 18100 Armilla (Granada), Spain
Henk Brinkhuis: Biomarine Sciences, Institute of Environmental Biology, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands

Nature, 2012, vol. 488, issue 7409, 73-77

Abstract: A reconstruction of temperatures along the Wilkes Land coast of Antarctica during the early Eocene epoch shows that the climate supported the growth of near-tropical forests and that winters were very mild and essentially frost-free.

Date: 2012
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