THE RISE OF C4 GRASSES IN SOUTH AMERICA: LINKING GRASSLAND TRANSITION TO THE SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMER MONSOON
COTTON, Jennifer1, GHOSH, Adit2, HYLAND, Ethan G.3, HAUSWIRTH, Scott1, LITTLETON, Shelby4, AZMI, Iffat5, INSEL, Nadja6, RAIGEMBORN, Maria Sol7 and TINEO, David7, (1)Geological Sciences, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (4)Geological Sciences, California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA 91330, (5)Dept. of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695, (6)Earth Science, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 60625, (7)Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas and Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, CONICET and Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, C1925, Argentina