17. PALEOTEMPERATURE HISTORY OF THE CENOZOIC AND THE INITIATION OF ANTARCTIC GLACIATION: OXYGEN AND CARBON ISOTOPE ANALYSES IN DSDP SITES

An oxygen and carbon isotopic history based on analyses of ben-thonic and planktonic foraminifera in three overlapping subantarc-tic sections is presented for the last 55 m.y. with a sampling interval ofless than 1 m.y. Surface temperature at Site 277, on the Campbell Plateau, was about 19°C in the...

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