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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-1387-2020
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Research article
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04 Aug 2020
Research article |
| 04 Aug 2020
| 04 Aug 2020
Paleobotanical proxies for early Eocene climates and ecosystems in northern North America from middle to high latitudes
Christopher K. West
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114
Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E2, Canada
David R. Greenwood
Department of Biology, Brandon University, 270-18th Street,
Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6A9, Canada
Tammo Reichgelt
Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Beach Hall, 354 Mansfield Rd #207, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Alexander J. Lowe
Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA
Janelle M. Vachon
Department of Biology, Brandon University, 270-18th Street,
Brandon, Manitoba, R7A 6A9, Canada
James F. Basinger
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 114
Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E2, Canada
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Short summary
During the globally warm early Eocene 56 million years ago, lush forests extended up to the high Arctic. Fossil plants from the Canadian High Arctic and Pacific Northwest of North America are a window into this past
greenhouse world. We used an improved method for plant fossil climate reconstruction that provides a consensus reconstruction from all available proxies. Results show that the early Eocene climate in northern North America was similar across a broad range of latitudes.
During the globally warm early Eocene 56 million years ago, lush forests extended up to the high...
