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Oxygen-isotope analysis of recent tropical pacific benthonic foraminifera

January 1, 1968

Analysis by the oxygen-isotope method of samples of benthonic Foraminifera, collected at different depths on the continental shelf and slope off western Central America, yielded isotopic temperatures agreeing closely with the temperatures measured in the field. The validity of the oxygen-isotope method as a means of analysis of paleotemperatures is further supported.

Publication Year 1968
Title Oxygen-isotope analysis of recent tropical pacific benthonic foraminifera
Authors P.B. Smith, C. Emiliani
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Science
Index ID 70011508
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse