Orbital control on the timing of oceanic anoxia in the Late Cretaceous

The oceans at the time of the Cenomanian–Turonian transition were abruptly perturbed by a period of bottom-water anoxia. This led to the brief but widespread deposition of black organic-rich shales, such as the Livello Bonarelli in the Umbria–Marche Basin (Italy). Despite intensi...

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Main Authors: S. J. Batenburg, D. De Vleeschouwer, M. Sprovieri, F. J. Hilgen, A. S. Gale, B. S. Singer, C. Koeberl, R. Coccioni, P. Claeys, A. Montanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/12/1995/2016/cp-12-1995-2016.pdf