Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4468225 | Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology | 2009 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The integrated chemo-, bio- and sequence stratigraphy from the Cenomanian–Coniacian base-of-slope succession of Monte Turno (Abruzzo, central Italy) provides a fine scale calibration of the local sea-level curve inferred from the adjacent platform to records of global sea-level change. Our results indicate that regional marine regressions were coincident with episodes of global cooling and sea-level fall, providing evidences for a causal link between climate changes and sea-level changes. The presence of small polar ice-caps during the assumed ice-free Cretaceous is a likely explanation for the observed pattern.
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Authors
Simone Galeotti, Giovanni Rusciadelli, Mario Sprovieri, Luca Lanci, Alberto Gaudio, Stephen Pekar,