Response to Comment on 'Rapid Uplift of the Altiplano Revealed Through 13 C- 18 O Bonds in Paleosol Carbonates'
- Resource Type
- Authors
- John M. Eiler; Carmala N. Garzione; Prosenjit Ghosh
- Source
- Science. 314:760-760
- Subject
- Apparent temperature
Paleontology
chemistry.chemical_compound
Multidisciplinary
Yield (engineering)
chemistry
Carbonate
Paleosol
Geology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1095-9203
0036-8075
Clumped-isotope thermometry measurements of carbonate samples deposited in the Bolivian Altiplano as early as 28.5 million years ago and buried up to ∼5000 meters deep exhibit no relationship between burial depth and apparent temperature, and largely yield temperatures within error of plausible Earth-surface conditions. These results counter the predictions of Sempere et al . and support our previous conclusions regarding the uplift of the Altiplano.