High-resolution records of the late Paleocene thermal maximum and circum-Caribbean volcanism: Is there a causal link?

Two recently drilled Caribbean sites contain expanded sedimentary records of the late Paleocene thermal maximum, a dramatic global warming event that occurred at ca. 55 Ma. The records document significant environmental changes, including deep-water oxygen deficiency and a mass extinction of deep-sea fauna, intertwined with evidence for a major episode of explosive volcanism. We postulate that this volcanism initiated a reordering of ocean circulation that resulted in rapid global warming and dramatic changes in the Earth's environment.

Bralower, T. J., Thomas, D. J., Zachos, J. C., Hirschmann, M. M., Rhl, U., Sigurdsson, H., Thomas, E., & Whitney, D. L.

Bralower, TJ||Thomas, DJ||Zachos, JC||Hirschmann, MM||Röhl, U||Sigurdsson, H||Thomas, E||Whitney, DL

High-resolution records of the late Paleocene thermal maximum and circum-Caribbean volcanism: Is there a causal link? Academic Article