Evidence for an earliest Oligocene ice sheet on the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Ivany, L.C., Van Simaeys, S., Domack, E.W., Samson, S.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Oligocene; Dinoflagellata; Antarctica; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; East Antarctica; Seymour; Seymour Island; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=231700

There is growing consensus that development of a semipermanent ice sheet on Antarctica began at or near the Eocene-Oligocene (E-O) boundary. Beyond ice-rafted debris in oceanic settings, however, direct evidence for a substantial ice sheet at this time has been limited and thus far restricted to Eas...