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Late Cretaceous terrestrial vegetation: A near-polar temperature curve

1988; Geological Society of America; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016 2.3.co;2

1943-2682

Judith Totman Parrish, Robert A. Spicer,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Research Article| January 01, 1988 Late Cretaceous terrestrial vegetation: A near-polar temperature curve Judith Totman Parrish; Judith Totman Parrish 1U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 971, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-0046 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert A. Spicer Robert A. Spicer 2Life Sciences Department, Goldsmiths' College, University of London, Rachel McMillan Building, Creek Road, London SE8 3BU, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1988) 16 (1): 22–25. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016 2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Judith Totman Parrish, Robert A. Spicer; Late Cretaceous terrestrial vegetation: A near-polar temperature curve. Geology 1988;; 16 (1): 22–25. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Quantitative estimates of terrestrial paleotemperatures near the North Pole were derived from the physiognomy of the vegetation, including leaf-margin analysis, from rocks of latest Albian and Late Cretaceous age of the North Slope of Alaska. During the latest Albian and Cenomanian, mean annual temperature was approximately 10 ±3 °C. During the Coniacian, mean annual temperature may have been 2-3 °C warmer than during the Albian-Cenomanian but no higher than 13 °C. During the Campanian and Maastrichtian, mean annual temperature would have been about 2-8 °C. Although the ranges for the individual estimates overlap, differences among the floras indicate that the relative changes in mean annual temperature did occur. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.