Probing the Ecology and Climate of the Eocene Southern Ocean With Sand Tiger Sharks Striatolamia macrota.

• Main Authors: Kim, Sora L, Zeichner, Sarah S, Colman, Albert S, Scher, Howie D, Kriwet, Jürgen, Mörs, Thomas, Huber, Matthew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2020
• Subjects: Seymour Island; neodymium isotope analysis; oxygen isotope analysis; paleobiology; paleoclimate; temperature; Southern Ocean; Drake Passage; Pacific; Seymour
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5808g3sf

Many explanations for Eocene climate change focus on the Southern Ocean-where tectonics influenced oceanic gateways, ocean circulation reduced heat transport, and greenhouse gas declines prompted glaciation. To date, few studies focus on marine vertebrates at high latitudes to discern paleoecologica...