Fossil Leaves Document Why Antarctic Ice Sheet Melted 23 Million Years Ago

[Oxytropidoceras]

Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Sheet linked to CO2 spike,

Phys.Org, Oct 11, 2016

http://phys.org/news/2016-10-historic-antarctic-ice-sheet-linked.html

 

Fossil leaves show how Antarctic ice melted

23 million years ago, Zee News, Oct 20, 2016

http://zeenews.india.com/environment/fossil-leaves-show-how-antarctic-ice-melted-23-million-years-ago_1941996.html

 

Ancient crater lake in Central Otago offers clues

for Antarctica, Matthew Backhouse, Oct. 20, 2016

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11732949

 

The paper is:

 

Reichgelt, T., W. J. D'Andrea, and B. R. S. Fox, 2016

Abrupt plant physiological changes in southern New

Zealand at the termination of the Mi-1 event reflect

shifts in hydroclimate and pCO2, Earth and Planetary

Science Letters, vol. 455, pp. 115-124.

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.026

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308978197_Abrupt_plant_physiological_changes_in_southern_New_Zealand_at_the_termination_of_the_Mi-1_event_reflect_shifts_in_hydroclimate_and_pCO2

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tammo_Reichgelt

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.