Chuar Group of the Grand Canyon: Record of breakup of Rodinia, associated change in the global carbon cycle, and ecosystem expansion by 740 Ma

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 619-622

  Karlstrom, K E ^a   Bowring, S A ^a   Dehler, C M ^a   Knoll, A H ^a   Porter, S M ^a   Des Marais, D J ^a   Weil, A B ^a   Sharp, Z D ^a   Geissman, J W ^a   Elrick, M B ^a   Timmons, J M ^a   Crossey, L J ^a   Davidek, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

C isotopes; Chuar Group; Grand Canyon; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; DEPOSITION; ISOTOPES; LEAD ALLOYS; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; URANIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCON;

CHUAR GROUP; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; GRAND CANYONS; LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC; NEOPROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; UPB ZIRCON AGE (SHRIMP);

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; PALEOECOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879889473     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<619:CGOTGC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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