Miocene benthic foraminiferal isotope records: A synthesis
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Abstract
18O/160 and 13C/12C ratios of Miocene benthic foraminifera from a number of Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean DSDP sites (71, 77B, 206, 208, 238, 279, 289, 296, 329, 357 and 366A) have been compiled. These provide a rather detailed history of Miocene deep water especially in the Pacific Ocean. Bottom-water temperatures rose during the early Miocene and then declined rapidly during the middle Miocene. This decline was accompanied by an increase in Antarctic glaciation. Late Miocene bottom temperatures and Antarctic ice volumes are inferred to be similar to today's, but exhibited some fluctuation. The early Miocene ocean was less thermally stratified at intermediate and abyssal depths while the late Miocene deep ocean had a thermal structure generally similar to the modern ocean.
Foraminiferal carbon isotope ratios at most of the sites varied quasi-sympathetically throughout the Miocene. These variations must reflect comparable variations in the mean 13C/12C of marine HCO3. However, the causes of such variations are not yet clear.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Miocene benthic foraminiferal isotope records: A synthesis |
| Series title | Marine Micropaleontology |
| DOI | 10.1016/0377-8398(81)90031-1 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 28 p. |
| First page | 423 |
| Last page | 450 |
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