Recovering Eocene paleotopography and paleoclimate of the North American Cordillera through integrated stable isotope and clumped isotope analyses

Abstract

This thesis addresses the reconstruction of the topographic evolution and the climate dynamics of the Early Cenozoic North American Cordillera through integrated geochronology, sedimentology, stable isotope, and clumped isotope thermometry studies. It encompasses the scientific disciplines of geochemistry, tectonics, and Earth surface processes