Longer Snowball Earth deglaciation could have driven multiple phases of sea level rise and fall
The Cryogenian period (~720–635 million years ago, Ma) is defined by a pair of these Snowball Earth events; the longer ...
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Ancient Glaciers May Have Given Rise To Complex Life On Earth
This concept is supported by evidence found in sedimentary rocks formed under glacial conditions ... their role during the Cryogenian was more complex. Acting as enormous bulldozers, glaciers ...
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Giant glaciers pulverised Earth’s ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
Earth underwent at least two extreme global glaciations during the Cryogenian. Traces of these events can be seen across the globe in sedimentary rocks formed under glacial conditions, strongly ...
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Giant glaciers pulverized Earth's ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
During the Cryogenian, our planet was plunged into ... atmosphere—would have changed the chemistry of the oceans. The glacial retreat helped shape the distribution of elements critical to ...
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Giant Glaciers Pulverised Earth's Ancient Rocks, Setting The Stage For Complex Life
During the Cryogenian, our planet was plunged into ... can be seen across the globe in sedimentary rocks formed under glacial conditions , strongly suggesting that ice spread from the poles ...