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Palynological Study of the Eocene Kopili Shale, Assam-Arakan Basin, India
Palynological investigation was conducted to reconstruct the palaeodepositional and palaeoclimatic conditions of the late Eocene Kopili Shale of...
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Past Earth warmed by tidal resonance-induced organization of clouds under a shorter day
Solar heating causes the periodic expansion and contraction of Earth’s atmosphere known as the atmospheric tide. This is observed at the surface as a...
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Geochemistry of the Triassic–Jurassic lateritic bauxites of the Salt Range: implications for eastward extension of the Tethyan bauxite deposits into Pakistan
Bauxite deposits are residuals of intense lateritic weathering under warm and humid palaeoclimates. The Triassic–Jurassic Boundary (TJB) interval in...
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Spatial distribution and environmental significance of phytoliths in the surface soil of the **lingol Grassland in Inner Mongolia, China
Reconstruction of grassland ecosystems and their vegetation succession is an important issue in palaeoenvironmental research. Phytoliths and pollen...
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Humans and Their Use of Australian Caves
Caves have long fascinated people around the world, and this is equally true in AustraliaAustralia, where the variety of caves and their settings has...
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Diagenetic Alterations of the Outcropped Lower Triassic Mahil Formation (KS-1 Khuff-Equivalent) in the Oman Mountains, North Oman
The Lower Triassic Mahil Formation in North Oman is the outcrop time-equivalents to the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, Upper Khuff Formation...
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A new Rhaetian plant assemblage from Zilanba, the northern Sichuan Basin, South China
Triassic and Jurassic strata are thick and widely distributed in the Sichuan Basin, South China. In particular, the continental Upper Triassic...
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Geochemical characteristics of the lower Cambrian Qiongzhusi Formation in Huize area, east Yunnan: implications for paleo-ocean environment and the origin of black rock series
The lower Cambrian black rock series in eastern Yunnan province is a high-quality shale gas reservoir with great prospect for oil-gas exploration....
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Genesis of host rock in the Tamusu Mudstone pre-selected area in Northwest China for high-level radioactive waste geological disposal purposes
Mudstone characterized by typical structures and mineral assemblages in the Tamusu Mudstone pre-selected area, in Inner Mongolia, Northwest China,...
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Causes and consequences of the Messinian salinity crisis
Salt giants are massive salt deposits (hundreds of metres thick) that form during the evaporation of semi-enclosed seas. The drivers of salt giant...
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An investigation on palaeoclimatic conditions and depositional environment of Palaeocene Therria Sandstone, north-east India
Petrography and geochemistry (major element oxide) have been carried out to reveal the compositional variation, palaeoclimatic conditions and...
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Strong temperature gradients in the ice age North Atlantic Ocean revealed by plankton biogeography
The cold Last Glacial Maximum, around 20,000 years ago, provides a useful test case for evaluating whether climate models can simulate climate states...
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The Living Planet
The spectacle of Life, its evolution and the transformation of its environments, led James Lovelock (Atmospheric Environment 6:579–580, 1972) to...
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Sedimentary Parameters and Evolution of the Outwash Plain Deposits during Late Holocene in the Gangotri Glacier Region, Garhwal Himalaya, India
Gangotri glacier located in the Uttarkashi District of the Garhwal Himalaya, is one of the longest valley glacier. It exhibits Lateral Moraines (LM),...
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Environmental, vegetational and climatic investigations during the Plio-Pleistocene in SW-Anatolia: A case study from the fluvio-lacustrine deposits in Uşak-Karahallı area
The Plio-Quaternary fluvio-lacustrine sediments located in the Uşak-Karahallı area (SW- Anatolia) have been investigated with multidisciplinary...
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Climate change record of Qiongduojiang Basin in Southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during 40.4~30.0 cal ka BP
A time series of 40.4~30.0cal ka BP for lacustrine sediment section was established by AMS 14 C dating method of four lacustrine sediment samples from...
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The Evolution of Vegetation Through the Cretaceous of Egypt
This work summarizes the results of previous investigations on the plant fossil remains since the last century within the Egyptian strata,...
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Red Sea Palaeoclimate: Stable Isotope and Element-Ratio Analysis of Marine Mollusc Shells
The southern Red Sea coast is the location of more than 4,200 archaeological shell midden sites. These shell middens preserve archaeological and...