The environmental water of the middle Eocene Arctic:Evidence from δD, δ18O and δ13C within specific compounds

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Authors: Jahren, A. Hope, Byrne, Monica C., Graham, Heather V., Sternberg, Leonel S L, Summons, Roger E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Arctic; Axel Heiberg Island; Heiberg; Polar Ice Cap
• Online Access: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/d0d15737-56a2-48ab-9441-97d296246c93; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.09.016; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=57749199715&partnerID=8YFLogxK

The extensive vertical exposure (> 150 m) of terrestrial sediments on Axel Heiberg Island, which contain thick fossiliferous lignites, presents an exceptional opportunity to follow the establishment and re-establishment of Arctic Metasequoia forests during the middle Eocene. We compared δD values...