Phanerozoic paleotemperatures: The earth's changing climate during the last 540 million years
This study provides a comprehensive and quantitative estimate of how global temperatures
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic
Neoproterozoic tectonic geography was dominated by the formation of the supercontinent
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …
Rodinia, its break-up and the subsequent amalgamation of Gondwana. The Neoproterozoic …
Tectonic architecture and multiple orogeny of the Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China
Abstract The Qinling Orogenic Belt (QOB) is located between the North China and South
China Blocks, and has been considered to have formed by the collision between these …
China Blocks, and has been considered to have formed by the collision between these …
The supercontinent cycle: a retrospective essay
The recognition that Earth history has been punctuated by supercontinents, the assembly
and breakup of which have profoundly influenced the evolution of the geosphere …
and breakup of which have profoundly influenced the evolution of the geosphere …
Assembly, configuration, and break-up history of Rodinia: a synthesis
This paper presents a brief synthesis of the current state of knowledge on the formation and
break-up of the early-Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, and the subsequent assembly …
break-up of the early-Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, and the subsequent assembly …
A Neoproterozoic snowball earth
Negative carbon isotope anomalies in carbonate rocks bracketing Neoproterozoic glacial
deposits in Namibia, combined with estimates of thermal subsidence history, suggest that …
deposits in Namibia, combined with estimates of thermal subsidence history, suggest that …
Arc assembly and continental collision in the Neoproterozoic African Orogen: implications for the consolidation of Gondwanaland
RJ Stern - Annual Review Of Earth And Planetary Sciences …, 1994 - adsabs.harvard.edu
Some of the most important, rapid, and enigmatic changes in our Earth's environment and
biota occurred during the Neoproterozoic Era (1000–540 million years ago; Ma). Paramount …
biota occurred during the Neoproterozoic Era (1000–540 million years ago; Ma). Paramount …
Paleogeographic maps of the Japanese Islands: Plate tectonic synthesis from 750 Ma to the present
A series of paleogeographic maps of the Japanese Islands, from their birth at ca 750–700
Ma to the present, is newly compiled from the viewpoint of plate tectonics. This series …
Ma to the present, is newly compiled from the viewpoint of plate tectonics. This series …
A Paleo-Mesoproterozoic supercontinent: assembly, growth and breakup
G Zhao, M Sun, SA Wilde, S Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Geological and paleomagnetic data support the hypothesis that a Paleo-Mesoproterozoic
supercontinent, referred to as Columbia, existed before the formation of Rodinia. This pre …
supercontinent, referred to as Columbia, existed before the formation of Rodinia. This pre …
The geologic time scale
Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …