Middle Miocene climate and stable oxygen isotopes in Europe based on numerical modeling

S Botsyun, TA Ehlers, A Koptev… - Paleoceanography …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Middle Miocene (15.99–11.65 Ma) of Europe witnessed major climatic,
environmental, and vegetational change, yet we are lacking detailed reconstructions of …

Diversity, biogeography, and reproductive evolution in the genus Pipa (Amphibia: Anura: Pipidae)

A Fouquet, J Cornuault, MT Rodrigues… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The genus Pipa is a species-poor clade of Neotropical frogs and one of the most bizarre-
looking due to many highly derived anatomical traits related to their fully aquatic lifestyle …

The Impact of Different Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations on Large Scale Miocene Temperature Signatures

A Hossain, G Knorr, W Jokat… - Paleoceanography …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Based on inferences from proxy records the Miocene (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time of
amplified polar warmth compared to today. However, it remains a challenge to simulate a …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled surface to deep Earth processes: Perspectives from TOPO-EUROPE with an emphasis on climate-and energy-related societal challenges

S Cloetingh, P Sternai, A Koptev, TA Ehlers… - Global and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the interactions between surface and deep Earth processes is important for
research in many diverse scientific areas including climate, environment, energy …

A case study of paleoenvironmental interactions during the Miocene Climate Optimum in southwestern Paratethys

J Kopecká, K Holcová, M Brlek, F Scheiner… - Global and planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The marine system of the Mediterranean-Paratethys region in the Middle Miocene was
influenced by the global climatic changes corresponding to the Miocene Climate Optimum …

Exploring 'endangered living fossils'(ELFs) among monotypic genera of plants and animals of the world

P Vargas - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The recently proposed concept of´ endangered living fossils'(ELFs) integrates high-
endangered status and evolutionary singularity for any species. In this review, I gathered …

Cenozoic proxy constraints on Earth system sensitivity to greenhouse gases

SJ Ring, SG Mutz, TA Ehlers - Paleoceanography and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term extent of the Earth system response to anthropogenic interference remains
uncertain. However, the geologic record offers insights into this problem as Earth has …

Continuous sterane and phytane δ13C record reveals a substantial pCO2 decline since the mid-Miocene

CR Witkowski, AS von der Heydt, PJ Valdes… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Constraining the relationship between temperature and atmospheric concentrations of
carbon dioxide (p CO2) is essential to model near-future climate. Here, we reconstruct p …

Ultraconserved elements improve resolution of marmot phylogeny and offer insights into biogeographic history

KK Mills, KM Everson, KBP Hildebrandt… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marmots (Marmota spp.) comprise a lineage of large-bodied ground squirrels that diversified
rapidly in the Pleistocene, when the planet quickly transitioned to a drier, colder, and highly …

East Antarctic Ice Sheet variability during the middle Miocene Climate Transition captured in drill cores from the Friis Hills, Transantarctic Mountains

H Chorley, R Levy, T Naish, A Lewis, S Cox… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This study describes 16 well-dated, terrestrial glacial sedimentary cycles deposited during
astronomically paced climate cycles from the termination of the Miocene Climatic Optimum …