OFR 151.pdf - CRC LEME
OFR 151.pdf - CRC LEME OFR 151.pdf - CRC LEME
SUMMARY OF INFERRED CRETACEOUS PALAEOCLIMATES Meteorological INFERRED PALAEOCLIMATE parameter North-West North-East Centre South-West central southern South-East Tasmania TIME SLICE K-1: BERRIASIAN to BARREMIAN 141-115 Ma temperature lower mesotherm? microtherm range microtherm range lower? mesotherm lower mesotherm microtherm range? rainfall humid? humid humid-perhumid humid humid humid-perhumid no record seasonality strong (temperature) strong (temperature) strong (temperature) strong? (temp.) strong? (temp.) strong (temperature) TIME SLICE K-2: APTIAN to ALBIAN 115-97.5 Ma temperature mesotherm range microtherm range microtherm range lower mesotherm microtherm range lower microtherm rainfall humid humid-perhumid humid humid humid-perhumid perhumid no record seasonality weak? strong (temperature) strong (temperature) weak? strong? (temp.) strong (temperature) TIME SLICE K-3: CENOMANIAN 97.5-91.Ma temperature upper mesotherm mesotherm range upper microtherm lower mesotherm micro-mesotherm micro-mesotherm rainfall perhumid humid humid subhumid? humid humid no record seasonality strong? (rainfall) strong? (rainfall) weak (temperature) strong (rainfall)? weak (temperature) weak (temperature) upper mesotherm? lower mesotherm? upper microtherm microtherm range TIME SLICE K-4: TURONIAN to SANTONIAN 91-83 Ma temperature rainfall humid-perhumid no record no record no record humid-perhumid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid seasonality strong (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) strong (temperature) upper mesotherm micro-mesotherm microtherm range rainfall humid-perhumid no record no record no record humid perhumid no record strong? (temp.) weak (rainfall)? ±uniform (rainfall) TIME SLICE K-5: EARLY CAMPANIAN 83-70 Ma temperature meso-megatherm upper microtherm upper microtherm upper microtherm seasonality TIME SLICE K-6: LATE CAMPANIAN to MAASTRICHTIAN 70-65 Ma temperature rainfall no record no record humid humid humid seasonality strong (rainfall) variable (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) ± 25
SUMMARY OF INFERRED TERTIARY PALAEOCLIMATES Meteorological INFERRED PALAEOCLIMATE parameter North-West North-East Centre South-west central southern South-East Tasmania TIME SLICE T-1: PALEOCENE 65-54.8 Ma temperature upper mesotherm lower mesotherm mesotherm range # upper mesotherm * lower mesotherm lower mesotherm upper microtherm rainfall subhumid-?humid humid-perhumid humid subhumid-humid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid-humid seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) weak (rainfall) strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) TIME SLICE T-2: EARLY EOCENE 54.8-49 Ma temperature megatherm range * mesotherm range upper mesotherm upper mesotherm * upper mesotherm * upper mesotherm * mesotherm range * rainfall perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid perhumid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) weak (rainfall) strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall)? weak (rainfall) weak (temperature) TIME SLICE T-3: MIDDLE to LATE EOCENE 49-33.7 Ma temperature megatherm range * mesotherm range * mesotherm range mesotherm range mesotherm range * mesotherm range micro- mesotherm rainfall humid-perhumid perhumid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid perhumid perhumid seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) variable (rainfall) variable (rainfall) weak (rainfall) weak (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) TIME SLICE T-4: OLIGOCENE to MIDDLE MIOCENE 33.7-11.2 Ma temperature megatherm range mesotherm range * lower mesotherm lower mesotherm lower mesotherm mesotherm range microtherm range rainfall subhumid-semiarid perhumid humid subhumid-humid perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) variable (rainfall) variable (rainfall) weak (rainfall) variable (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) TIME SLICE T-5: LATE MIOCENE to PLIOCENE 11.2-1.78 Ma temperature megatherm range upper mesotherm lower mesotherm mesotherm range mesotherm range mesotherm range microtherm range rainfall subhumid-semiarid humid-perhumid subhumid-humid subhumid-humid subhumid-semiarid humid-perhumid perhumid seasonality strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) weak (temperature) strong (temperature) # possibly Early Eocene * Nypa present 26
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SUMMARY OF INFERRED TERTIARY PALAEOCLIMATES<br />
Meteorological INFERRED<br />
PALAEOCLIMATE<br />
parameter North-West North-East Centre South-west central southern South-East Tasmania<br />
TIME SLICE T-1: PALEOCENE 65-54.8 Ma<br />
temperature upper mesotherm lower mesotherm mesotherm range # upper mesotherm * lower mesotherm lower mesotherm upper microtherm<br />
rainfall subhumid-?humid humid-perhumid humid subhumid-humid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid-humid seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) weak (rainfall) strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall)<br />
TIME SLICE T-2: EARLY EOCENE 54.8-49 Ma<br />
temperature megatherm range * mesotherm range upper mesotherm upper mesotherm * upper mesotherm * upper mesotherm * mesotherm range *<br />
rainfall perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid perhumid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid<br />
seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) weak (rainfall) strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall)? weak (rainfall) weak (temperature)<br />
TIME SLICE T-3: MIDDLE to LATE EOCENE 49-33.7 Ma<br />
temperature megatherm range * mesotherm range * mesotherm range mesotherm range mesotherm range * mesotherm range micro- mesotherm<br />
rainfall humid-perhumid perhumid humid-perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid<br />
perhumid perhumid<br />
seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) variable (rainfall) variable (rainfall) weak (rainfall) weak (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall)<br />
TIME SLICE T-4: OLIGOCENE to MIDDLE MIOCENE 33.7-11.2 Ma<br />
temperature megatherm range mesotherm range * lower mesotherm lower mesotherm lower mesotherm mesotherm range microtherm range<br />
rainfall subhumid-semiarid perhumid humid subhumid-humid perhumid humid-perhumid perhumid<br />
seasonality strong (rainfall) weak (rainfall) variable (rainfall) variable (rainfall) weak (rainfall) variable (rainfall) ±uniform (rainfall)<br />
TIME SLICE T-5: LATE MIOCENE to PLIOCENE 11.2-1.78 Ma<br />
temperature megatherm range upper mesotherm lower mesotherm mesotherm range mesotherm range mesotherm range microtherm range<br />
rainfall subhumid-semiarid humid-perhumid subhumid-humid subhumid-humid subhumid-semiarid humid-perhumid perhumid<br />
seasonality strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) strong (rainfall) weak (temperature) strong (temperature)<br />
# possibly Early Eocene<br />
* Nypa present<br />
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