Early Pliocene paleoenvironment of the Sorsdal Formation, Vestfold Hills, based on diatom data

• Published in: Marine Micropaleontology
• Main Authors: Whitehead, JM, Quilty, PG, Harwood, DM, McMinn, A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science BV 2001
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geology; Palaeontology (incl. Palynology); Antarctic; Kerguelen; Prydz Bay; Recta; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Iceberg*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-8398(00)00060-8; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/22395

Comparison of diatom data from modern surface sediments in Prydz Bay and the Kerguelen Plateau with diatom assemblages from the Srsdal Formation, Vestfold Hills, indicates that the climate was warmer than present during the early Pliocene (4.5-4.1 Ma). Extant, sea-ice associated diatoms are signific...