Table A6.
Sea surface temperature (SST) estimate from the area and locality of fossil taxa
| Taxon | SST | Data | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monotherium wymani | 14.7–24 (Median 19.35) | Skeletal Oxygen Isotope | Barrick et al. (1993) |
| Leptophoca proxima | 14.7–24 (Median 19.35) | Skeletal Oxygen Isotope | Barrick et al. (1993) |
| Australophoca changorum | 15.2 | Skeletal Oxygen Isotope | Amiot et al. (2008) |
| Hadrokirus martini | 14.8 | Skeletal Oxygen Isotope | Amiot et al. (2008) |
| Acrophoca longirostris | 14.8 | Skeletal Oxygen Isotope | Amiot et al. (2008) |
| Piscophoca pacifica | 14.8 | Skeletal Oxygen Isotope | Amiot et al. (2008) |
| Sarcodectes magnus | 21.5 | Biostratigraphy | Dowsett and Wiggs (1992), Dowsett et al. (2012) |
| Beaumaris | 15–20 (Median 17.5) | Biostratigraphy | Warne 2005 |
| Eomonachus belegaerensis | 17.6 | Biostratigraphy | Dowsett et al. (2012) |
| Motunau | 17.68 | Isotope (oxygen and carbon) | Herbert et al. (2016) |
| Waipunga | 19.06 | Isotope (oxygen and carbon) | Herbert et al. (2016) |
| Pliophoca etrusca | 25.76 | Isotope (oxygen and carbon) | Herbert et al. (2016) |
| Homiphoca capensis | 20.79 | Isotope (oxygen and carbon) | Herbert et al. (2016) |