A review of calcareous nannofossil astrobiochronology encompassing the past 25 million years
This paper presents a review of (astrobiochronological) calibration of Recent to late
Oligocene calcareous nannofossil datum events. Biohorizons included in the paper are …
Oligocene calcareous nannofossil datum events. Biohorizons included in the paper are …
Paleoceanography of the Atlantic‐Mediterranean exchange: Overview and first quantitative assessment of climatic forcing
M Rogerson, EJ Rohling, GR Bigg… - Reviews of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The Mediterranean Sea provides a major route for heat and freshwater loss from the North
Atlantic and thus is an important cause of the high density of Atlantic waters. In addition to …
Atlantic and thus is an important cause of the high density of Atlantic waters. In addition to …
The Messinian Salinity Crisis: Past and future of a great challenge for marine sciences
Forty years after the image of the Mediterranean transformed into a giant salty lake was first
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
[PDF][PDF] A new geologic time scale, with special reference to Precambrian and Neogene
A Geologic Time Scale (GTS2004) is presented that integrates currently available
stratigraphic and geochronologic information. Key features of the new scale are outlined …
stratigraphic and geochronologic information. Key features of the new scale are outlined …
Age refinement of the Messinian salinity crisis onset in the Mediterranean
V Manzi, R Gennari, F Hilgen, W Krijgsman… - Terra …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a revised age calibration of the Messinian salinity crisis onset in the
Mediterranean at 5.971 Ma based on the recognition of an extra gypsum cycle in the …
Mediterranean at 5.971 Ma based on the recognition of an extra gypsum cycle in the …
Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change
Marine gateways play a critical role in the exchange of water, heat, salt and nutrients
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
Orbitally-paced climate evolution during the middle Miocene “Monterey” carbon-isotope excursion
One of the most enigmatic features of Cenozoic long-term climate evolution is the long-
lasting positive carbon-isotope excursion or “Monterey Excursion”, which started during a …
lasting positive carbon-isotope excursion or “Monterey Excursion”, which started during a …
Geologic time scale 2004–why, how, and where next!
F Gradstein, J Ogg - Lethaia, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A Geologic Time Scale (GTS2004) is presented that integrates currently available
stratigraphic and geochronologic information. The construction of Geologic Time Scale 2004 …
stratigraphic and geochronologic information. The construction of Geologic Time Scale 2004 …
Obliquity forcing of low-latitude climate
JHC Bosmans, FJ Hilgen, E Tuenter… - Climate of the …, 2015 - cp.copernicus.org
The influence of obliquity, the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis, on incoming solar radiation at
low latitudes is small, yet many tropical and subtropical palaeoclimate records reveal a clear …
low latitudes is small, yet many tropical and subtropical palaeoclimate records reveal a clear …
Hypersalinity accompanies tectonic restriction in the eastern Mediterranean prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis
G Kontakiotis, GA Butiseacă, A Antonarakou… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study describes the hydroclimate evolution of the eastern Mediterranean Basin during
the early Messinian (7.2 to 6.5 Ma) time-interval based on analysis of a succession at Agios …
the early Messinian (7.2 to 6.5 Ma) time-interval based on analysis of a succession at Agios …