Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
Sign in to saveAlso known as Eocene thermal maximum 1, ETM1, Initial Eocene, Late Paleocene Thermal Maximum, IETM, LPTM
rapid (in geological terms) global warming, profound changes in ecosystems, and major perturbations in the carbon cycle which started about 55.0 million years ago
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- Instance of
- occurrence
- Followed by
- Eocene Thermal Maximum 2
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- time period
- Ypresian
- point in time
- 56000000-0
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