Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica
Radiocarbon dating is an important tool for reconstructing Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental history of the Antarctic continent. Because of the scarcity of datable material, new suitable substances are welcomed. We present here novel paleoenvironmental records—subfossil stomach oil deposits ( mumiy...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0033822200030617 2024-06-23T07:45:57+00:00 Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica Hiller, Achim Hermichen, Wolf-Dieter Wand, Ulrich 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200030617 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200030617 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Radiocarbon volume 37, issue 2, page 171-180 ISSN 0033-8222 1945-5755 journal-article 1995 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200030617 2024-06-12T04:04:50Z Radiocarbon dating is an important tool for reconstructing Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental history of the Antarctic continent. Because of the scarcity of datable material, new suitable substances are welcomed. We present here novel paleoenvironmental records—subfossil stomach oil deposits ( mumiyo ). This waxy organic material is found in petrel breeding colonies, especially in those of snow petrels, Pagodroma nivea . The substance is formed by accumulation and solidification of stomach oil regurgitated for the purpose of defense. We demonstrate and outline the usefulness and limitations of 14 C dating mumiyo for determining dates of local ice retreat, moraines and petrel occupation history. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Snow Petrels Cambridge University Press Antarctic Nivea ENVELOPE(-45.479,-45.479,-60.580,-60.580) The Antarctic Radiocarbon 37 2 171 180 |
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Radiocarbon dating is an important tool for reconstructing Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental history of the Antarctic continent. Because of the scarcity of datable material, new suitable substances are welcomed. We present here novel paleoenvironmental records—subfossil stomach oil deposits ( mumiyo ). This waxy organic material is found in petrel breeding colonies, especially in those of snow petrels, Pagodroma nivea . The substance is formed by accumulation and solidification of stomach oil regurgitated for the purpose of defense. We demonstrate and outline the usefulness and limitations of 14 C dating mumiyo for determining dates of local ice retreat, moraines and petrel occupation history. |
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Hiller, Achim Hermichen, Wolf-Dieter Wand, Ulrich |
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Hiller, Achim Hermichen, Wolf-Dieter Wand, Ulrich Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica |
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Hiller, Achim Hermichen, Wolf-Dieter Wand, Ulrich |
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Hiller, Achim |
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Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica |
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Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica |
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Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica |
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Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica |
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Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica |
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radiocarbon-dated subfossil stomach oil deposits from petrel nesting sites: novel paleoenvironmental records from continental antarctica |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
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Antarctic Nivea The Antarctic |
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Antarctic Nivea The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Snow Petrels |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Snow Petrels |
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Radiocarbon volume 37, issue 2, page 171-180 ISSN 0033-8222 1945-5755 |
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