Radiocarbon dating of mumiyo samples from Antarctica

Radiocarbon dating is a nimportant 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 subfosil stomach oil deposits (mumiyo). This waxy organic material is found in petrel breeding colonies, especialy in those of snow petrels, Pagodroma nivea. The substance is formed by acumulation and solidifica tion of stomach oil regurgitated for the purpose of defense. We demonstrate and outline the usefulnes and limitations of 14C dating mumiyo for determining dates of local ice retreat, moraines and petrel ocupation history.

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Hiller, Achim, Hermichen, Wolf-Dieter, Wand, Ulrich (2016). Dataset: Radiocarbon dating of mumiyo samples from Antarctica. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.863499

DOI retrieved: 2016

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Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.863499
Author Hiller, Achim
Given Name Achim
Family Name Hiller
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Hermichen, Wolf-Dieter
Wand, Ulrich
Source Creation 2016
Publication Year 2016
Resource Type application/zip - filename: Hiller_1995
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Name: Geophysics

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Title: Radiocarbon-dated subfossil stomach oil deposits from petrel nesting sites; novel paleoenvironmental records from continental Antarctica
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033822200030617
Type: DOI
Relation: IsSupplementTo
Year: 1995
Source: Radiocarbon
Authors: Hiller Achim , Hermichen Wolf-Dieter , Wand Ulrich .