Resonant Epochs_ Testing Earth–Moon Phase Coupling at the Eocene–Oligocene Boundary

Paper to CODES Framework: Link Abstract This paper proposes a falsifiable systems-level test of Earth–Moon resonance during the Eocene–Oligocene transition (~33–29 million years ago), integrating stratigraphic isotope data, paleomagnetism, and lunar volcanism within a unified framework of structured emergence (CODES). Building on Scott Anderson’s hypothesis of systemic instability during this epoch, and leveraging the upcoming DIMPLE mission’s access to Ina Caldera, we outline a cross-body experiment that evaluates whether the Earth and Moon underwent synchronous geochemical and magnetic anomalies, driven by deep-time resonance coupling. We detail matching signal profiles across four domains—radiogenic isotope ratios (Rb-Sr, K-Ar), vesicle microstructures, paleomagnetic signatures, and thermal-volatile fluxes—across both lunar and terrestrial archives. The study reframes extinction and stratigraphic volatility not as stochastic or impact-driven accidents, but as emergent phase-lock phenomena detectable via isotopic coherence and remanent magnetism. By reinterpreting lunar volcanism as a resonant amplifier of planetary-scale feedback, this paper positions DIMPLE as the first mission capable of capturing cross-body phase-lock events, and reframes Earth history through the lens of structured resonance, not chance. Whether validated or falsified, this approach introduces a scalable protocol for testing multi-body coherence across planetary systems, offering a new empirical language for climate transitions, extinction events, and the thermodynamic choreography of celestial bodies.