Paradigm shift in determining Neoproterozoic atmospheric oxygen

Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 651-654

  Blamey, Nigel J F ^a,b,c   Brand, Uwe ^a   Parnell, John ^c   Spear, Natalie ^d   Lécuyer, Christophe ^e   Benison, Kathleen ^f   Meng, Fanwei ^g   Ni, Pei ^h  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^f WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^h NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CHLORIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION;

ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC; MARINE ANIMALS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PALEO-ATMOSPHERE; PARADIGM SHIFTS; SOUTHWEST AUSTRALIA;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CRYSTALLIZATION; OXYGEN; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALIA; OFFICER BASIN;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84980316371     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G37937.1     Document Type: Article

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