『Abstract
　The Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum, a transient global warming event, is characterized by extensive evidence of a more active hydrological cycle. This includes a widespread pulse of kaolinite accumulation on continental margins, viewed as the by-product of either enhanced chemical weathering consistent with much more humid conditions and/or increased erosion of previously deposited laterites. The former would be more consistent with year-round humid conditions, whereas the latter might be indicative of extreme seasonal precipitation patterns. To assess these hypotheses, we present a new high-resolution clay mineral assemblage and oxygen isotope record from Bass River, a site on the New Jersey margin (east coast of North America), which shows a sharp rise in the abundance of kaolinite beginning a few thousand years before the onset of the carbon isotope excursion (CIE). The δ¹⁸O of the ＜2-μm-size fraction exhibits a shift toward lower values during the event. On the basis of a coeval shift in clay assemblages, the shift in δ¹⁸OClays can be explained by a shift in the relative percent of the primary clay phases rather than a change in the isotopic composition of kaolinite, as would be expected if the kaolinite had been produced primarily during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. This finding points to accelerated exhumation and erosion of kaolinitic soils, most likely Cretaceous laterites.』

Introduction
Results
Discussion
　Timing of clay mineral input at Bass River
　Implications of the oxygen isotope signature of the clay fraction
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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