Both tectonic activity and CO2 variability affect temperature gradients in the Cretaceous Kaushal Gianchandani (  kaushal.g@mail.huji.ac.il ) Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-759X Sagi Maor Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ori Adam Hebrew University Alexander Farnsworth University of Bristol https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5585-5338 Hezi Gildor Hebrew University of Jerusalem Daniel Lunt University of Bristol https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-6928 Nathan Paldor Hebrew University of Jerusalem https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-4201 Article Keywords: Posted Date: March 9th, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2521133/v1 License:   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Additional Declarations: There is NO Competing Interest. Version of Record: A version of this preprint was published at Nature Communications on August 25th, 2023. See the published version at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40905-7.