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Orbitally tuned timescale and astronomical forcing in the middle Eocene to early Oligocene
T. Westerhold
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany
H. Pälike
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany
R. Wilkens
Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
P. A. Wilson
National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
G. Acton
Department of Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77431, USA
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