Marine diagenesis of tephra aided the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum termination
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117101
Abstract: Abstract The Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) was a period of intense global warming that began ∼55.9 million years ago and lasted about 170,000 yrs. Various mechanisms have been proposed to cause this warming, including the… read more here.
Keywords: palaeocene eocene; thermal maximum; eocene thermal; tephra ... See more keywords
Shallow marine ecosystem collapse and recovery during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103649
Abstract: The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), the most well-studied transient 25 hyperthermal event in Earth history, is characterized by prominent and dynamic 26 changes in global marine ecosystems. Understanding such biotic responses provides 27 valuable insights… read more here.
Keywords: thermal maximum; paleocene eocene; eocene thermal; shallow marine ... See more keywords
Identifying disruptions to the ecological balance of nature: a foraminiferal example across the initiation of the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2018.45
Abstract: Abstract. Deriving ecological and evolutionary descriptions of, and implications from, faunal assemblage patterns is commonly addressed by observation and a variety of exploratory techniques (scaling and clustering), along with qualitative evaluations of species occurrences and… read more here.
Keywords: paleocene eocene; community; example; eocene thermal ... See more keywords
Evaluating the responses of three closely related small mammal lineages to climate change across the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2021.12
Abstract: Abstract. Interpreting the impact of climate change on vertebrates in the fossil record can be complicated by the effects of potential biotic drivers on morphological patterns observed in taxa. One promising area where this impact… read more here.
Keywords: paleocene eocene; change; eocene thermal; biotic drivers ... See more keywords
Carbonate Dissolution Enhanced by Ocean Stagnation and Respiration at the Onset of the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl080761
Abstract: The Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum was a transient, carbon‐induced global warming event, considered the closest analog to ongoing climate change. Impacts of a decrease in deepwater formation during the onset of the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum suggested… read more here.
Keywords: thermal maximum; carbonate dissolution; eocene thermal; paleocene eocene ... See more keywords
Strong Coupling Between Carbon Cycle, Climate, and Weathering During the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum
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DOI: 10.1029/2023gl102897
Abstract: The Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; ∼56 Ma)–a geologically rapid carbon‐release event similar to anthropogenic carbon emissions–is ideal for investigating weathering responses to rapid carbon release and associated climate change. Here, for the first time, we… read more here.
Keywords: paleocene eocene; carbon; climate; strong coupling ... See more keywords
Hot Tropical Temperatures During the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum Revealed by Paired In Situ δ13C and Mg/Ca Measurements on Individual Planktic Foraminifer Shells
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DOI: 10.1029/2023pa004834
Abstract: The Paleocene‐Eocene thermal maximum (PETM, 56 Ma) is an ancient global warming event closely coupled to the release of massive amounts of 13C‐depleted carbon into the ocean‐atmosphere system, making it an informative analogue for future… read more here.
Keywords: thermal maximum; eocene thermal; foraminifer shells; paleocene eocene ... See more keywords
Paleosol‐Based Reconstruction Indicates Decoupling of Mean Annual Precipitation and Precipitation Intensity During the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum in the Uinta Basin, Utah
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DOI: 10.1029/2024pa004966
Abstract: The Earth is transitioning to a state unprecedented in human history. This transition poses a challenge for predicting the future, as climate models require testing and calibration with real‐world data from high greenhouse gas climates.… read more here.
Keywords: intensity; stratigraphy; eocene thermal; paleocene eocene ... See more keywords
Coupled microbial bloom and oxygenation decline recorded by magnetofossils during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06472-y
Abstract: Understanding marine environmental change and associated biological turnover across the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; ~56 Ma)—the most pronounced Cenozoic short-term global warming event—is important because of the potential role of the ocean in atmospheric CO2 drawdown,… read more here.
Keywords: oxygenation; bloom; eocene thermal; palaeocene eocene ... See more keywords
Changes in continental weathering regimes inhibited global marine deoxygenation during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64217-0
Abstract: The moderate impact of rapid global warming on oceanic redox and biodiversity during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM; ~55.9 Ma) contrasts with other hyperthermal events in Earth’s history, and remains mostly unexplained. Here, we use lithium… read more here.
Keywords: continental weathering; eocene thermal; paleocene eocene; thermal maximum ... See more keywords
Isotopic filtering reveals high sensitivity of planktic calcifiers to Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum warming and acidification
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115561119
Abstract: Significance Human-induced carbon emissions are causing global temperatures to rise and oceans to acidify. To understand how these rapid perturbations affect marine calcifying communities, we investigate a similar event in Earth’s geologic past, the Paleocene–Eocene… read more here.
Keywords: isotopic filtering; filtering reveals; reveals high; eocene thermal ... See more keywords