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Research article
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15 Apr 2024
Research article |
| 15 Apr 2024
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Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) and its imprint in the continental Escanilla Formation, Spain
Nikhil Sharma
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Jorge E. Spangenberg
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Thierry Adatte
Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Torsten Vennemann
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
László Kocsis
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST), University of Lausanne, Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Jean Vérité
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
LPG – Le Mans, UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université du Maine, 72089 Le Mans CEDEX 9, France
Luis Valero
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i l’Oceà, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Sébastien Castelltort
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Paleoenvironmental implications of Deccan volcanism relative to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction: evidence from the ‘red bole’ record N. Sharma et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2025.05.018
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- Record of Mid-Eocene Warming Events in the Istrian Paleogene Basin, Neotethys (Outer Dinarides, Croatia) I. Galović et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences15090366
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Short summary
The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) is an enigmatic global warming event with scarce terrestrial records. To contribute, this study presents a new comprehensive geochemical record of the MECO in the fluvial Escanilla Formation, Spain. In addition to identifying the regional preservation of the MECO, results demonstrate continental sedimentary successions, as key archives of past climate and stable isotopes, to be a powerful tool in correlating difficult-to-date fluvial successions.
The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) is an enigmatic global warming event with scarce...
