Archaeal lipids trace ecology and evolution of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea

R Rattanasriampaipong, YG Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Archaeal membrane lipids are widely used for paleotemperature reconstructions, yet these
molecular fossils also bear rich information about ecology and evolution of marine ammonia …

The PhanSST global database of Phanerozoic sea surface temperature proxy data

EJ Judd, JE Tierney, BT Huber, SL Wing, DJ Lunt… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Paleotemperature proxy data form the cornerstone of paleoclimate research and are integral
to understanding the evolution of the Earth system across the Phanerozoic Eon. Here, we …

Improved model‐data agreement with strongly eddying ocean simulations in the middle‐late Eocene

PD Nooteboom, M Baatsen, PK Bijl… - Paleoceanography …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model simulations of past climates are increasingly found to compare well with
proxy data at a global scale, but regional discrepancies remain. A persistent issue in …

Ice sheet–free West Antarctica during peak early Oligocene glaciation

JP Klages, CD Hillenbrand, SM Bohaty, U Salzmann… - Science, 2024 - science.org
One of Earth's most fundamental climate shifts, the greenhouse-icehouse transition 34
million years ago, initiated Antarctic ice sheet buildup, influencing global climate until today …

Strength and variability of the Oligocene Southern Ocean surface temperature gradient

FS Hoem, I Sauermilch, AK Aleksinski… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Large Oligocene Antarctic ice sheets co-existed with warm proximal waters offshore
Wilkes Land. Here we provide a broader Southern Ocean perspective to such warmth by …

Eocene-Oligocene southwest Pacific Ocean paleoceanography new insights from foraminifera chemistry (DSDP site 277, Campbell Plateau)

F Hodel, C Fériot, G Dera, M De Rafélis… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite its major role in the Earth's climate regulation, the evolution of high-latitude ocean
dynamics through geological time remains unclear. Around Antarctica, changes in the …

Late Paleocene CO2 drawdown, climatic cooling and terrestrial denudation in the southwest Pacific

CJ Hollis, S Naeher, CD Clowes, BDA Naafs… - Climate of the …, 2022 - cp.copernicus.org
​​​​​​​ Late Paleocene deposition of an organic-rich sedimentary facies on the
continental shelf and slope of New Zealand and eastern Australia has been linked to short …

Enhanced terrestrial carbon export from East Antarctica during the early Eocene

GN Inglis, JL Toney, J Zhu, CJ Poulsen… - Paleoceanography …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial organic carbon (TerrOC) acts as an important CO2 sink when transported via
rivers to the ocean and sequestered in coastal marine sediments. This mechanism might …

[PDF][PDF] Ice sheet-free West Antarctica during peak early Oligocene glaciation

A Spezzaferri14, F Lisker, T van de Flierdt16… - core.ac.uk
One of Earth's most fundamental climate shifts–the greenhouse-icehouse transition 34 Ma
ago–initiated Antarctic ice-sheet build-up, influencing global climate until today. However …

[PDF][PDF] Late Cenozoic oceanographic evolution of the South Atlantic Ocean

FS Hoem, K van den Broek, A López-Quirós… - A Song of Ice and a … - core.ac.uk
Abstract From the Eocene (~ 50 Ma) to the present-day, the dominant mode of ocean
circulation in the Southern Ocean transitioned from strong and large sub polar gyres to …