Multiproxy record of abrupt sea-surface cooling across the Eocene-Oligocene transition in the Gulf of Mexico

Bridget S. Wade; Alexander J.P. Houben; Willemijn Quaijtaal; Stefan Schouten; Yair Rosenthal; Kenneth G. Miller; Miriam E. Katz; James D. Wright; Henk Brinkhuis

doi:10.1130/G32577.1

Multiproxy record of abrupt sea-surface cooling across the Eocene-Oligocene transition in the Gulf of Mexico

Bridget S. Wade, Alexander J.P. Houben, Willemijn Quaijtaal, Stefan Schouten, Yair Rosenthal, Kenneth G. Miller, Miriam E. Katz, James D. Wright, Henk Brinkhuis

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The Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT; ca. 33-34 Ma) was a time of pronounced climatic change, marked by the establishment of continental-scale Antarctic ice sheets. The timing and extent of temperature change associated with the EOT is controversial. Here we present multiproxy EOT climate records (~15-34 k.y. resolution) from St. Stephens Quarry, Alabama, USA, derived from foraminiferal Mg/Ca, ¹⁸O, and TEX₈₆. We constrain sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) in the latest Eocene and early Oligocene and address the issue of climatic cooling during the EOT. Paleotemperatures derived from planktic foraminifera Mg/Ca and TEX₈₆ are remarkably consistent and indicate late Eocene subtropical SSTs of >28 °C. There was substantial and accelerated cooling of SSTs (3-4 °C) through the latest Eocene "precursor" ¹⁸O shift (EOT-1), prior to Oligocene Isotope-1 (Oi-1). Our multispecies planktic foraminiferal 18O records diverge at the E/O boundary (33.7 Ma), signifying enhanced seasonality in the earliest Oligocene in the Gulf of Mexico.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-162
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geology
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/G32577.1
State	Published - Feb 2012

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Multiproxy record of abrupt sea-surface cooling across the Eocene-Oligocene transition in the Gulf of Mexico. / Wade, Bridget S.; Houben, Alexander J.P.; Quaijtaal, Willemijn; Schouten, Stefan; Rosenthal, Yair ; Miller, Kenneth G.; Katz, Miriam E.; Wright, James D.; Brinkhuis, Henk.

In: Geology, Vol. 40, No. 2, 02.2012, p. 159-162.

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