Stratification and Oxygen Isotopes in the Paleozoic: Is Paleotermometry in Hot Water?
The oxygen isotope method is probably the most widely used proxy of paleotemperature determination in the fossil record. The relationship as first proposed by Urey (1947) suggests that the ratio of 18 O to 16 O in the calcitic shells of fossils is proportional to temperature. This was subsequently c...
| Published in: | The Paleontological Society Papers |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1998
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1089332600000450 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1089332600000450 |