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Paleoclimate
Cretaceous Climate (144 to 65 million years ago)
Reduced heat transport to the Arctic because of North and South America
About 3 million years ago, North and South America became connected by the isthmus of Panama.
This changed ocean currents enough to reduce the transport of heat to the Arctic by the
Atlantic Ocean's Gulf Stream.
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Cretaceous Climate (144 to 65 million years ago)
Reduced heat transport to the Arctic because of North and South America
About 3 million years ago, North and South America became connected by the isthmus of Panama.
This changed ocean currents enough to reduce the transport of heat to the Arctic by the
Atlantic Ocean's Gulf Stream.
Links and resources
