Temperature and salinity history of the Precambrian ocean: implications for the course of microbial evolution

@article{Knauth2005TemperatureAS,
  title={Temperature and salinity history of the Precambrian ocean: implications for the course of microbial evolution},
  author={L. Paul Knauth},
  journal={Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology},
  year={2005},
  volume={219},
  pages={53-69}
}
  • L. P. Knauth
  • Published 11 April 2005
  • Environmental Science, Geography
  • Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
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