Beta Analytic

Using Pteropods in Studies

ISO 17025-accredited Beta Analytic offers radiocarbon dating of . Results are available in 3-14 business days. Pteropods are commonly analyzed in modern climate as well as paleoclimate studies due to both their abundance within the water column as well as their vulnerability to changing conditions, particularly driven . For example, pteropods have been used to reconstruct and/or contextualize past climate change events such as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), known as the closest analogue to today’s ocean acidification. Through the analysis of fossil evidence from 21 pteropod species, it was found that all pteropod clades survived the PETM and diverged soon thereafter, demonstrating that while they are known to be vulnerable to ocean acidification, they have been resilient in similar past conditions. For more information, visit: https://www.radiocarbon.com/c14-dating-pteropods/



Image: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Join Beta Analytic & Isobar Science for this live webinar hosted by American Cultural Resources Association - ACRA!

Experts will discuss: • Introduction to isotopes and isoscapes
• Dating bone samples: Radiocarbon and U-Th
• Isotopes in archaeology (oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, strontium, and lead)
• Case studies: establish provenance, mobility/migration, environmental context, animal husbandry and dietary reconstruction
• Sample preparation and submission

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