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Dextral to sinistral coiling switch in planktic foraminifer Morozovella during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum

October 2021

Barefoot, E.A., Nittrouer, J.A., Foreman, B.Z., Hajek, E.A., Dickens, G.R., Baisden, T., & Toms, L., 2021. Evidence for enhanced fluvial channel mobility and fine sediment export due to precipitation seasonality during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. Geology, DOI

Molina member

The Molina Member, a sand-rich unit marking the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum ca. 55 Ma in western Colorado. The unit represents a significant shift in river dynamics and enhanced migration of channels.