An Ancient Carbon Mystery

@article{Pagani2006AnAC,
  title={An Ancient Carbon Mystery},
  author={M Pagani and Ken Caldeira and David F. Archer and James C. Zachos},
  journal={Science},
  year={2006},
  volume={314},
  pages={1556 - 1557}
}
Sudden global warming 55 million years ago provides evidence for high climate sensitivity to atmospheric CO, but the source of the carbon remains enigmatic. 
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