Cretaceous Thermal Maximum (~92 to ~66 MYA)

A Cretaceous Thermal Maximum (~92 to ~66 MYA) is a climactic warming period that ...

• Context:
  • it can be associated with increased volcanic activity and changes in ocean circulation.
  • It can conclude with the K-Pg Extinction Event.
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• See: Carbon Dioxide, Turonian, Late Cretaceous.

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References

2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous_Thermal_Maximum Retrieved:2023-9-12.
  • The Cretaceous Thermal Maximum (CTM), also known as Cretaceous Thermal Optimum, was a period of climatic warming that reached its peak approximately 90 million years ago (90 Ma) during the Turonian age of the Late Cretaceous epoch. The CTM is notable for its dramatic increase in global temperatures characterized by high carbon dioxide levels.

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