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Gulf of Mexico (Balsillie and Donoghue, 2004)
Red Sea (Siddall et al. 2003)
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Cal Yr BP
10,000
Figure 1.5. Composite sea-level curves for the northern Gulf of Mexico. The solid line
adapted from Balsillie and Donoghue (2004) is a comprehensive compilation of radiocarbon
dated sea-level indicators for the northern Gulf of Mexico. The dashed curve is the global
“eustatic” sea-level history from Red Sea benthic foraminifera data of Siddall et al. (2003).
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Gulf of Mexico Younger Data Set
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Sea Level (m)