Plate tectonic influences on Neoproterozoic-early Paleozoic climate and animal evolution

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-130

  McKenzie, N Ryan ^a,b   Hughes, Nigel C ^b   Gill, Benjamin C ^c   Myrow, Paul M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING SYSTEMS; EARTH (PLANET); GREENHOUSES; SILICATE MINERALS; TECTONICS;

ANIMAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATIC FLUCTUATIONS; CLIMATIC SHIFTS; DETRITAL ZIRCON; EARLY PALEOZOIC; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; TECTONIC INFLUENCE;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

ANIMAL; CONTINENTAL ARC; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84988714407     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34962.1     Document Type: Article

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