Temperature and salinity history of the Precambrian ocean: Implications for the course of microbial evolution

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 53-69

  Knauth, L Paul ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoproterozoic; Oxygen isotopes; Paleotemperature; Precambrian; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PRECAMBRIAN; SALINITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 15744372311     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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