Middle Miocene climate of southwestern Anatolia from multiple botanical proxies

Bouchal, Johannes Martin; Güner, Tuncay Hüseyin; Denk, Thomas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1427-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1427-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1427-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

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17 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 17 Oct 2018

Middle Miocene climate of southwestern Anatolia from multiple botanical proxies

Johannes Martin Bouchal, Tuncay Hüseyin Güner, and Thomas Denk

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RC1: 'Referee's Report', Jean-Pierre Suc, 09 Aug 2018
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RC2: 'Referees Report', Lydie Dupont, 15 Aug 2018
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Short summary

Verterbate fossils suggest tropical climates and environments for the middle Miocene of western Anatolia (mammal zone MN6). We used three palaeobotanical proxies and inferred warm temperate climates. The onset of Miocene cooling (middle Miocene climate transition, MMCT, 14.7–13.9 Ma) is characterized by fluctuating ratios of woody and herbaceous pollen types, while a herb-rich pollen zone indicates pronounced cooling at 13.9–13.8 Ma. Prior to the MMCT (MN5), forest vegetation prevailed.