Open AccessHot summers in continental interiors: The case against equability during the early Paleogene
Author(s) -
Daniel J. Peppe
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.609
H-Index - 215
eISSN - 1943-2682
pISSN - 0091-7613
DOI - 10.1130/focus012013.1
Subject(s) - paleogene , geology , paleontology , cretaceous
The early Paleogene represents the warmest time of the Cenozoic. Tropical temperatures may have been ≥35 °C ([Head et al., 2009][1]; [Jaramillo et al., 2010][2]; [Pearson et al., 2001][3]). Mean annual temperatures (MAT) in mid-latitude continental interiors were considerably higher than today,
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