Paleoceanography is the study of the history of the oceans in the geologic past with regard to circulation, chemistry, biology, geology and patterns of sedimentation.

Source of information

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The source of information is largely the biogenous deep-ocean sediments, so the field is closely related to sedimentology or paleontology. Paleoceanographic research is also intimately tied to paleoclimatology.

External links

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• Paleoceanography Journal by the American Geophysical Union

Oceanography | Marine geology

Paleo-oceanografie