TEX86
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TEX86 is an organic paleothermometer based upon the membrane lipids of mesophilic marine Nitrososphaerota.
Molecular structures and HPLC detection of GDGTs. Retrieved from Tierney and Tingley (2015).
Paleothermometer
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A paleothermometer is a methodology that provides an estimate of the ambient temperature at the time of formation of a natural material. Most paleothermometers are based on empirically calibrated prox
TEX86
…TEX86 is an organic paleothermometer based upon the membrane lipids of mesophilic marine Nitrososphaerota (formerly "Thaumarchaeota", "Marine Group 1 Crenarchaeota"). The membrane lipids…
The mounding coral Porites lutea, commonly used in Sr/Ca paleotemperature reconstructions.