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Radiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica

dc.contributor.authorHiller, Achim
dc.contributor.authorHermichen, Wolf-Dieter
dc.contributor.authorWand, Ulrich
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T20:33:45Z
dc.date.available2021-02-11T20:33:45Z
dc.date.issued1995-01-01
dc.identifier.citationHiller, A., Hermichen, W.-D., & Wand, U. (1995). Radiocarbon-dated subfossil stomach oil deposits from petrel nesting sites: Novel paleoenvironmental records from continental Antarctica. Radiocarbon, 37(2), 171-180.
dc.identifier.issn0033-8222
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0033822200030617
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/653429
dc.description.abstractRadiocarbon dating is an important tool for reconstructing Late Quaternary paleoenvironmental history of the Antarctic continent. Because of the scarcity of datable material, new suitable substances are welcomed. We present here novel paleoenvironmental records-—subfossil stomach oil deposits (mumiyo). This waxy organic material is found in petrel breeding colonies, especially in those of snow petrels, Pagodroma nivea. The substance is formed by accumulation and solidification of stomach oil regurgitated for the purpose of defense. We demonstrate and outline the usefulness and limitations of 14C dating mumiyo for determining dates of local ice retreat, moraines and petrel occupation history.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
dc.relation.urlhttp://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/
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dc.subjectPagodroma nivea
dc.subjectThalassoica antarctica
dc.subjectfatty acids
dc.subjectlipids
dc.subjectAntarctica
dc.subjectpaleoenvironment
dc.subjectupper Quaternary
dc.subjectorganic acids
dc.subjectChordata
dc.subjectTetrapoda
dc.subjectVertebrata
dc.subjectAves
dc.subjectorganic compounds
dc.subjectorganic materials
dc.subjectorganic residues
dc.subjectCenozoic
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectmethods
dc.subjectC 14
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjectdates
dc.subjectisotopes
dc.subjectradioactive isotopes
dc.subjectabsolute age
dc.titleRadiocarbon-Dated Subfossil Stomach Oil Deposits from Petrel Nesting Sites: Novel Paleoenvironmental Records from Continental Antarctica
dc.typeArticle
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dc.identifier.journalRadiocarbon
dc.description.noteThis material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries.
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dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
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dc.source.volume37
dc.source.issue2
dc.source.beginpage171
dc.source.endpage180
refterms.dateFOA2021-02-11T20:33:45Z


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