Drier Winters Drove Cenozoic Open Habitat Expansion in North America

Abstract The shift from denser forests to open, grass‐dominated vegetation in west‐central North America between 26 and 15 million years ago is a major ecological transition with no clear driving force. This open habitat transition (OHT) is considered by some to be evidence for drier summers, more s...

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Published in:	AGU Advances
Main Authors:	T. Kukla, J. K. C. Rugenstein, D. E. Ibarra, M. J. Winnick, C. A. E. Strömberg, C. P. Chamberlain
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2022-04-01
Subjects:	oxygen isotopes grasslands paleoclimate North America precipitation seasonality
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2021AV000566