A rapid negative carbon-isotope excursion and warming coincided with major marine and terrestrial biotic responses during the PETM.
claim:event:petmPaleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
A geologically rapid carbon release and warming interval coincided with major migrations, body-size shifts and marine turnover.
Represented range56–55.8 Ma
RegionsGlobal
CladesMammalia · marine plankton · benthic foraminifera
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References
- The Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum: a perturbation of carbon cycle, climate, and biosphere with implications for the futureMcInerney, F.A.; Wing, S.L. · 2011 · DOI 10.1146/annurev-earth-040610-133431