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Research article |
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| 04 Feb 2020
Alluvial record of an early Eocene hyperthermal within the Castissent Formation, the Pyrenees, Spain
Louis Honegger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des
Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Thierry Adatte
Institut of Earth Sciences, Géopolis, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Jorge E. Spangenberg
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST), Géopolis, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Jeremy K. Caves Rugenstein
The Land in the Earth System Department, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Bundesstraße 53, 20146,
Hamburg, Germany
Miquel Poyatos-Moré
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 1, 0371 Oslo, Norway
Cai Puigdefàbregas
Department of Earth and Ocean Dynamics, University of Barcelona, C/
Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Emmanuelle Chanvry
IC2MP UMR 7285, Université de Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France
Julian Clark
Equinor Research Center, 6300 Bridge Point Parkway, Building 2, Suite
100, Austin, Texas, USA
Andrea Fildani
Equinor Research Center, 6300 Bridge Point Parkway, Building 2, Suite
100, Austin, Texas, USA
Eric Verrechia
Institut of Earth Sciences, Géopolis, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Kalin Kouzmanov
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des
Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Matthieu Harlaux
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des
Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Sébastien Castelltort
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des
Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Eocene hyperthermal events in the terrestrial system: Geochronological and astrochronological constraints in the Fushun Basin, NE China Y. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105604
- Terrestrial carbon isotope stratigraphy and mammal turnover during post-PETM hyperthermals in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA S. Widlansky et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-681-2022
- Abrupt changes in continental sedimentation triggered by monsoon-type event during EECO hyperthermals, Minervois Basin, Southern France C. BOYRIE et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2025.106923
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Short summary
A geochemical study of a continental section reveals a rapid global warming event (hyperthermal U), occurring ca. 50 Myr ago, only described until now in marine sediment cores. Documenting how the Earth system responded to rapid climatic shifts provides fundamental information to constrain climatic models. Our results suggest that continental deposits can be high-resolution recorders of these warmings. They also give an insight on the climatic conditions occurring during at the time.
A geochemical study of a continental section reveals a rapid global warming event (hyperthermal...
