Browsing by Subject "Paleogene"
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(2012-07-16)Many scientific studies have been conducted on the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary (KTB) in the Gulf coast region and, in particular, the Brazos River section in Falls County, Texas. Despite this, there remains much to be ...
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(2013-11-13)To understand the effects changes in the meridional overturning circulation (MOC) played on past climate we need to determine where convection occurred. The late Cretaceous and early Paleogene interval (~75 to 35 Ma) was ...
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(2012-07-16)Global climate is controlled by two factors, the amount of heat energy received from the sun (solar insolation) and the way that heat is distributed Earth's surface. Solar insolation varies on timescales of 10s to 100s of ...
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Tephrochronology and Stratigraphy of Eocene and Oligocene Volcanic Ashes of East and Central Texas (2013-12-02)Sedimentary formations of east and central Texas contain many Eocene to Oligocene volcanic ash beds, with some of the younger ash layers containing hydrated but otherwise unaltered glass shards. This study analyzed samples ...