Evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet since Late Pleistocene

Available data show that the of fossil plants testified that the Antarctica was a rather warm or even hot and humid region covered with forest from Devonian to Cretaceous periods. Furthermore, even Antarctic coasts still kept in a warm and humid condition until early Tertiary of 37, Ma ago. It there...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Qingsong, Zhang
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 1990
Subjects:
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Advances in Polar Science
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Polar Science
Online Access:http://library.arcticportal.org/2016/
http://library.arcticportal.org/2016/1/A19900101.pdf
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Summary:Available data show that the of fossil plants testified that the Antarctica was a rather warm or even hot and humid region covered with forest from Devonian to Cretaceous periods. Furthermore, even Antarctic coasts still kept in a warm and humid condition until early Tertiary of 37, Ma ago. It therefore can be considered that the Antarctica was not situated at its present position, but in tropic or temperate zone before the Tertiary.

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