The Middle Pliocene (???3 million years ago) has been identified as the last time the Earth was significantly warmer than it was during the Last Interglacial and Holocene. A quantitative micropaleontological paleotemperature transect from equator to high latitudes in the North Atlantic indicates that Middle Pliocene warmth involved increased meridional oceanic heat transport.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1992 |
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| Title | Micropaleontological evidence for increased meridional heat transport in the North Atlantic Ocean during the pliocene |
| Authors | H.J. Dowsett, T. M. Cronin, R. Z. Poore, R.S. Thompson, R.C. Whatley, A.M. Wood |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Science |
| Index ID | 70016994 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |