Relations between Monterey Formation deposition and middle Miocene global cooling: Naples Beach section, California

Research Article| October 01, 1993 Relations between Monterey Formation deposition and middle Miocene global cooling: Naples Beach section, California Benjamin P. Flower; Benjamin P. Flower 1Department of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James P. Kennett James P. Kennett 1Department of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Benjamin P. Flower 1Department of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 James P. Kennett 1Department of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1993) 21 (10): 877–880. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0877:RBMFDA>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Benjamin P. Flower, James P. Kennett; Relations between Monterey Formation deposition and middle Miocene global cooling: Naples Beach section, California. Geology 1993;; 21 (10): 877–880. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0877:RBMFDA>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract An oxygen and carbon isotopic stratigraphy has been established for the Miocene Monterey Formation (∼18 to 8 Ma) at Naples Beach, Santa Barbara County, California. Correlation to the deep-sea climatic record provides a test of the Monterey hypothesis, which suggests that organic-carbon-rich deposition in the Monterey Formation fostered middle Miocene global cooling through drawdown of atmospheric partial CO2. Oxygen isotopic correlation of the Naples Beach section to the deep-sea record suggests that increased organic-carbon-rich deposition coincided closely with deep-water cooling and major East Antarctic ice-sheet growth from 14.5 to 14.1 Ma and with a δ13C maximum in deep-sea records. These results support a corollary of the Monterey hypothesis, that episodic organic-carbon-rich deposition within the Monterey Formation contributed to deep-sea δ13C maxima and to synchronous global cooling. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.