Cenozoic geochronology

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Research Article| November 01, 1985 Cenozoic geochronology WILLIAM A. BERGGREN; WILLIAM A. BERGGREN 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 and Department of Geology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DENNIS V. KENT; DENNIS V. KENT 2Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar JOHN J. FLYNN; JOHN J. FLYNN 3Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar JOHN A. VAN COUVERING JOHN A. VAN COUVERING 4American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1985) 96 (11): 1407–1418. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1985)96<1407:CG>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation WILLIAM A. BERGGREN, DENNIS V. KENT, JOHN J. FLYNN, JOHN A. VAN COUVERING; Cenozoic geochronology. GSA Bulletin 1985;; 96 (11): 1407–1418. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1985)96<1407:CG>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract We present a revised Cenozoic geochronology based upon a best-fit to selected high-temperature radiometric dates on a number of identified magnetic polarity chrons (within the Late Cretaceous, Paleogene, and Neogene) which minimizes apparent accelerations in sea-floor spreading. An assessment of >200 first-order correlations of calcareous plankton biostratigraphic datum events to magnetic polarity stratigraphy yields an improved correlation of the standard magnetostratigraphic, standard biostratigraphic (zonal) and chronostratigraphic boundaries, as well as improved resolution in marine-continental stratigraphic correlations. The time scale presented here has been accepted by the Committee on Geochronology as the standard time scale for the Cenozoic for the Decade of North American Geology (DNAG). This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.

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• Columbia University US
• Brown University US
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution US
• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory US
• American Museum of Natural History US

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