Cenozoic expansion of grasslands and climatic cooling

Journal of Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-426

  Retallack, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL;

EID: 0034896407     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320791     Document Type: Article

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