Paleosol record of neogene climate change in the Australian outback

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 871-885

  Metzger, C A ^a   Retallack, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mallee; Mammals; Miocene; Paleoclimate; Paleosol; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOSOL; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE PALANKARINNA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957227224     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2010.510578     Document Type: Article

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