[Geology2] Northern Antarctica Climate History in Fossilized Pollen

Northern Antarctica Climate History in Fossilized Pollen
July 29, 2011 | Rice University

"A painstaking examination of the first direct and detailed climate record from the continental shelves surrounding Antarctica reveals that the last remnant of Antarctic vegetation existed in a tundra landscape on the continent's northern peninsula about 12 million years ago." Quoted from the Rice University news release.

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