Formation of supercontinents linked to increases in atmospheric oxygen

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 554-558

  Campbell, Ian H ^a,b   Allen, Charlotte M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 58149254664     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo259     Document Type: Article

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