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Structure of the 5 GDGTs that comprise the TEX86 index

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Structure of the 5 GDGTs that comprise the TEX86 index
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Structure of the 5 GDGTs that comprise the TEX86 index. Each compound has either 1, 2, 3 or 4 cyclopentane rings (highlighted in red). Figure adapted from Richey and others, 2011.

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Merging late Holocene molecular organic and foraminiferal-based geochemical records of sea surface temperature in the Gulf of Me
Richey, J. N., D. J. Hollander, B. P. Flower, and T. I. Eglinton (2011), Merging late Holocene molecular organic and foraminiferal-based geochemical records of sea surface temperature in the Gulf of Mexico, Paleoceanography, 26, PA1209, doi:10.1029/2010PA002000.