A Cryogenian chronology: Two long-lasting synchronous Neoproterozoic glaciations

Geology - Tập 43 Số 5 - Trang 459-462 - 2015
Alan D. Rooney1, Justin V. Strauss1, A. D. Brandon2, Francis A. Macdonald1
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 USA
2Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA

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