Late Ordovician global warming—The Boda event

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Research Article| May 01, 2005 Late Ordovician global warming—The Boda event Richard A. Fortey; Richard A. Fortey 1Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar L. Robin M. Cocks L. Robin M. Cocks 1Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2005) 33 (5): 405–408. https://doi.org/10.1130/G21180.1 Article history received: 10 Sep 2004 rev-recd: 28 Dec 2004 accepted: 01 Jan 2005 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Richard A. Fortey, L. Robin M. Cocks; Late Ordovician global warming—The Boda event. Geology 2005;; 33 (5): 405–408. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G21180.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract There is substantial evidence for mid-Ashgillian global warming before the latest Ordovician Hirnantian glaciation, as shown by the movement of previously lower latitude benthic faunas such as trilobites and brachiopods to progressively higher latitudes and by an increase in endemic faunas at low latitudes. This is shown by faunal dynamics on several paleocontinents and endorsed by published evidence of warmer-water sediments from Gondwana and elsewhere. We term this global warming the Boda event. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.