Extreme Paleocene-Eocene Sea-level fluctuations in The Gulf of Mexico: Part I

Extreme Paleocene - Eocene Sea Level
Fluctuation(s) in the Gulf of Mexico:
A Hypothesis.
Part I:  The Case for Isolation.
 
A PowerPoint presentation by Josh Rosenfeld and Jim Pindell presented at North American Explorationists Dinner Meeting, November 2003.
 
A provocative hypothesis that presents evidence for a major sea-level fall in the Paleogene Gulf of Mexico.  Tectonic interaction in the eastern Gulf of Mexico is cited as cause for isolation of the Gulf from the Atlantic resulting in evaporation and draw-down.
 
Part I makes the case for isolation and is followed by Parts II and III:  the effects of isolation and the effects of re-connection