Climate, dust, and fire across the Eocene-Oligocene transition, Patagonia

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Selking, Peter A., Stromberg, Caroline, Dunn, Regan, Khon, Matthew J., Carlini, Alfredo Armando, Davies-Vollum, K. Siân, Madden, Richard H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of America
• Subjects: Paleo Climate; Dust; Eot; Patagonia; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Sheffield; Sarmiento; Vollum; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/78364

The Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) is typically interpreted as a time of drastic global cooling and drying associated with massive growth of a glacial icecap in Antarctica and the shift to an "icehouse" climate. The effects of this transition on the terrestrial environments, floras, and...