Ross Sea Region in the Middle Miocene: A Glimpse into the Past

Fossil diatoms and pollen from sea-floor sediments beneath the Ross Ice Shelf indicate that a permanent ice cover was not present in the Ross Sea and that vegetation including angiosperms, gymnosperms, and ferns existed on at least some parts of the largely glaciated Antarctic mainland in the late m...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Brady, Howard, Martin, Helene
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1979
Subjects:
Antarctic
Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Sea
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.437
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.203.4379.437 2024-06-09T07:38:37+00:00 Ross Sea Region in the Middle Miocene: A Glimpse into the Past Brady, Howard Martin, Helene 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.437 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.203.4379.437 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 203, issue 4379, page 437-438 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1979 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.437 2024-05-16T12:54:27Z Fossil diatoms and pollen from sea-floor sediments beneath the Ross Ice Shelf indicate that a permanent ice cover was not present in the Ross Sea and that vegetation including angiosperms, gymnosperms, and ferns existed on at least some parts of the largely glaciated Antarctic mainland in the late middle Miocene. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf Ross Sea Science 203 4379 437 438
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description Fossil diatoms and pollen from sea-floor sediments beneath the Ross Ice Shelf indicate that a permanent ice cover was not present in the Ross Sea and that vegetation including angiosperms, gymnosperms, and ferns existed on at least some parts of the largely glaciated Antarctic mainland in the late middle Miocene.
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title Ross Sea Region in the Middle Miocene: A Glimpse into the Past
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