Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum linked to continental arc flare-up in Iran?

Annique van der Boon1, Klaudia Kuiper2, Robin van der Ploeg1, Marlow Cramwinckel3, Maryam Honarmand4, Appy Sluijs5, Wout Krijgsman6 and Cor G Langereis1, (1)Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, (2)VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (3)University of Southampton, Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton, United Kingdom, (4)Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, Zanjan, Iran, (5)Marine Palynology and Paleoceanography, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University. Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Budapestlaan 4, 3584CD, Utrecht, Netherlands, (6)Utrecht Univ, Utrecht, Netherlands