Eocene-Oligocene paleoenvironmental changes in the South Orkney Microcontinent (Antarctica) linked to the opening of Powell Basin

• Main Authors: López-Quirós, Adrián, Escutia, Carlota, Etourneau, Johan, Rodríguez-Tovar, Francisco J., Roignant, Sabine, Lobo, Francisco J., Thompson, Nick, Bijl, Peter K., Bohoyo, Fernando, Salzmann, Ulrich, Evangelinos, Dimitris, Salabarnada, Ariadna, Hoem, Frida S., Sicre, Marie Alexandrine
• Other Authors: Marine palynology and palaeoceanography, Marine Palynology
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Drake Passage; Powell Basin; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/412748

The scarcity of paleo-records from the Antarctic Peninsular region of the Southern Ocean hinders our understanding of the timing of the opening of Drake Passage, specifically in the region of the South Orkney Microcontinent (SOM) and Powell Basin, between the Scotia and Antarctic plates. At Ocean Dr...