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TABLE 8a: INFERRED CRETACEOUS PALAEOCLIMATES<br />

Meteorological INFERRED PALAEOCLIMATE<br />

parameter North-West North-East Centre South-West central southern South-East Tasmania<br />

TIME SLICE K-1: BERRIASIAN to BARREMIAN 141-115 Ma<br />

temperature lower mesotherm? microtherm range microtherm range lower? mesotherm lower mesotherm microtherm range?<br />

rainfall<br />

humid? humid humid-perhumid humid humid humid-perhumid no record<br />

seasonality strong (temperature) strong (temperature) strong (temperature) strong? (temp.) strong? (temp.) strong (temperature)<br />

TIME SLICE K-2: APTIAN to ALBIAN 115-97.5 Ma<br />

temperature mesotherm range microtherm range microtherm range lower mesotherm microtherm range lower microtherm<br />

rainfall humid humid-perhumid humid humid humid-perhumid perhumid no record<br />

seasonality weak? strong (temperature) strong (temperature) weak? strong? (temp.) strong (temperature)<br />

TIME SLICE K-3: CENOMANIAN 97.5-91 Ma<br />

temperature upper mesotherm mesotherm range upper microtherm lower mesotherm? micro-mesotherm micro-mesotherm<br />

rainfall perhumid humid humid subhumid? humid humid no record<br />

seasonality strong? (rainfall) strong? (rainfall) weak (temperature) strong? (rainfall) weak (temperature) weak (temperature)<br />

upper mesotherm? lower mesotherm? upper microtherm microtherm range<br />

TIME SLICE K-4: TURONIAN to SANTONIAN 91-83 Ma<br />

temperature<br />

rainfall humid-perhumid no record no record no record humid-perhumid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid<br />

seasonality strong (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) strong (temperature)<br />

upper mesotherm micro-mesotherm microtherm range<br />

rainfall humid-perhumid no record no record no record humid perhumid no record<br />

strong? (temp.) weak? (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall)<br />

TIME SLICE K-5: EARLY CAMPANIAN 83-70 Ma<br />

temperature<br />

seasonality<br />

TIME SLICE K-6: LATE CAMPANIAN to MAASTRICHTIAN 70-65 Ma<br />

temperature meso-megatherm no record no record upper microtherm upper microtherm upper microtherm<br />

rainfall no record no record humid humid humid<br />

seasonality strong (rainfall) variable (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall)<br />

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