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Alkenone and foraminifer abundance data from Miocene and Pliocene Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments

January 30, 2022

Alkenone data were extracted from core and outcrop samples from the Miocene and Pliocene of the mid Atlantic Coastal Plain. The Uk'37 index is used to estimate temperature and total C37 is used to estimate productivity. Planktonic foraminifer abundance's are provided for two cores.

Publication Year 2022
Title Alkenone and foraminifer abundance data from Miocene and Pliocene Atlantic Coastal Plain sediments
DOI 10.5066/P9G3AFRZ
Authors Harry J Dowsett, Marci M Robinson, Kevin M Foley, Timothy D. Herbert
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Florence Bascom Geoscience Center