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Signal from the subsurface

TEX86-based records of sea surface temperature from the Early Eocene suggest polar warmth that is not seen in climate models. A reassessment of the TEX86 proxy adjusts these temperatures, lending confidence to simulations of greenhouse climates.

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Figure 1: Where the Thaumarchaeota are.

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