Late Quaternary Pteropod Preservation in Eastern North Atlantic Sediments in Relation to Changing Climate

AMS 14 C measurements on pteropod shells from eastern North Atlantic deep-sea cores reveal distinct periods of aragonite preservation during the last 16,000 years. Most preservation spikes coincide with documented periods of climatic change on a scale of 2 × 10 1 to 2 × 10 3 years.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Radiocarbon
Main Authors: Ganssen, G. M., Troelstra, S. R., van der Borg, Klaas, de Jong, A. M. F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Archeology
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200040297
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200040297
Description
Summary:AMS 14 C measurements on pteropod shells from eastern North Atlantic deep-sea cores reveal distinct periods of aragonite preservation during the last 16,000 years. Most preservation spikes coincide with documented periods of climatic change on a scale of 2 × 10 1 to 2 × 10 3 years.

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