Sturtian glaciation
Events of the Cryogenian Period
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Major Glacial period
The Sturtian glaciation was a glaciation during the Cryogenian period. During the Cryogenian the Earth experienced repeated large scale glaciations, the Sturtian glaciation being the longest one, lasting about 60 million years.[1]
Naming
The Sturtian glaciation is named after the Sturt River Gorge (Near Bellevue Heights, South Australia).
References
- 1 2 3 Arnaud, Emmanuelle; Halverson, Galen P.; Shields-Zhou, Graham Anthony (30 November 2011). "Chapter 1 The geological record of Neoproterozoic ice ages". Memoirs (Geological Society of London) 36 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1144/M36.1.
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- ↑ Macdonald, F. A.; Schmitz, M. D.; Crowley, J. L.; Roots, C. F.; Jones, D. S.; Maloof, A. C.; Strauss, J. V.; Cohen, P. A.; Johnston, D. T.; Schrag, D. P. (4 March 2010). "Calibrating the Cryogenian". Science 327 (5970): 1241–1243. doi:10.1126/science.1183325. PMID 20203045. (Duration and magnitude are enigmatic)
- ↑ "Discovery of possible earliest animal life pushes back fossil record". phys.org. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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