Ancient ‘Snowball Earth’ thawed out in a flash

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Ancient ‘Snowball Earth’ thawed out in a flash

By Lucas Joel, Apr. 2, 2019 , 10:50 AM

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/ancient-snowball-earth-thawed-out-flash

 

The paper is:

 

Zhou, C., Huyskens, M.H., Lang, X., Xiao, S. and Yin, 

Q.Z., 2019. Calibrating the terminations of Cryogenian 

global glaciations. Geology, 47(3), pp.251-254.

https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/47/3/251/568701/calibrating-the-terminations-of-cryogenian-global?redirectedFrom=fulltext

 

An earlier article is:

 

Ancient Earth froze over in a geologic instant

By Lucas Joel Jun. 7, 2018 , 4:40 PM

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/ancient-earth-froze-over-geologic-instant

 

The paper for this article is:

 

MacLennan, S., Park, Y., Swanson-Hysell, N., Maloof, 

A., Schoene, B., Gebreslassie, M., Antilla, E., Tesema, 

T., Alene, M. and Haileab, B., 2018. The arc of the 

Snowball: U-Pb dates constrain the Islay anomaly and 

the initiation of the Sturtian glaciation. Geology, 46(6),

pp.539-542.

http://www.princeton.edu/geosciences/people/maloof/papers_pub/54Maloof.pdf

 

Also, there is:

 

Rooney, A.D., Strauss, J.V., Brandon, A.D. and Macdonald, 

F.A., 2015. A Cryogenian chronology: Two long-lasting 

synchronous Neoproterozoic glaciations. Geology, 43(5), pp.459-462.

https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/fmacdonald/files/rooney_etal_geology_2015.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alan_Rooney

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275523064_A_Cryogenian_chronology_Two_long-lasting_synchronous_Neoproterozoic_glaciations

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.