Geochemical data, paleo-sea surface temperatures reconstructed by TEX86 paleothermometry and time intervals differentiated based thereon at ODP Sites 207-1258 and 207-1259

• Main Authors: Forster, Astrid, Schouten, Stefan, Baas, Marianne, Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2007
• Subjects: 207-1258; 207-1259; COMPCORE; Composite Core; Joides Resolution; Leg207; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.721812; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.721812

Paleoclimate records of geologic time periods characterized by extreme global warmth such as the mid-Cretaceous are important for a better understanding of the Earth's climate system operating in an exceptionally warm mode. Here we applied an organic geochemical proxy (TEX86) on organic matter-...