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Eocene - Oligocene vegetation and climate changes in southeastern Brazil

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Author(s):
Akabane, Thomas Kenji ; Garcia, Maria Judite ; Kern, Andrea K. ; De Oliveira, Paulo Eduardo
Total Authors: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY; v. 327, p. 13-pg., 2024-06-24.
Abstract

The Eocene -Oligocene Transition (EOT) marks the onset of a major phase of global cooling with significant consequences to the vegetation worldwide. Here, we present palynological analyses from a site in southern Sa o Paulo basin, southeastern Brazil (23.67 degrees S; 46.58 degrees W). An Oligocene age was constrained by the abundance of Dacrydiumites florinii and Podocarpidites spp., alongside the presence of taxa such as Cicatrocosisporites dorogensis and Polypodiisporites usmensis. Autochthonous elements including Paleoazolla, Corsinipollenites spp. , Monoporopollenites annulatus, and Zygnemataceae algae spores are indicative of a low -energy freshwater depositional environment. In addition, we performed a comparison of Eocene and Oligocene temperature and precipitation estimates from records in southeastern Brazil using the weighted Mutual Climate Range approach. Results support global trends with a cooling of ca. 3 -4 degrees C from the Eocene to the Oligocene accompanied by slightly drier regional conditions. Oligocene environmental changes drove a vegetation turnover by local extinction of warmtropical taxa or a significant retreat of species unable to stand comparatively colder and drier climates under lower CO 2atm concentrations. Our data are consistent with previous estimates and verify the impact of global cooling on the vegetation of mid -low latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 21/13129-8 - Late Quaternary fire regime in tropical South America
Grantee:Thomas Kenji Akabane
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 19/19948-0 - Influence of Late Pleistocene climate changes on the Amazon vegetation
Grantee:Thomas Kenji Akabane
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate