Cenozoic aridification in Northwest China evidenced by paleovegetation evolution

@article{Jia2020CenozoicAI,
  title={Cenozoic aridification in Northwest China evidenced by paleovegetation evolution},
  author={Yunxia Jia and Haibin Wu and Shuya Zhu and Qin Li and Chunxia Zhang and Yanyan Yu and Aizhi Sun},
  journal={Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology},
  year={2020},
  volume={557},
  pages={109907}
}
  • Yunxia JiaHaibin Wu A. Sun
  • Published 1 November 2020
  • Geography, Environmental Science
  • Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
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