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[C 37:2 ]. U k’ 37 =. [C 37:2 ] + [C 37:3 ]. E. huxleyi. ALKENONES: C37 BIOMARKERS EXTRACTED FROM MARINE SEDIMENTS YIELD PALEOTEMPERATURE INFORMATION. E. Huxleyi : widespread Algal producer. Preservation of organic biomarkers in uplifted marine strata?.
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[C37:2] Uk’37= [C37:2]+[C37:3] E. huxleyi ALKENONES: C37 BIOMARKERS EXTRACTED FROM MARINE SEDIMENTS YIELD PALEOTEMPERATURE INFORMATION E. Huxleyi: widespread Algal producer
Preservation of organic biomarkers in uplifted marine strata?
Two distinct transitions: ~2.5 Mya and ~1.8 Mya • Increases in the amplitude of SST cycles • The ~1.8 Mya transition (Plio-Pleistocene boundary) not observed in other paleoclimate records