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Articles related to ancient climate
Feature:
Ancient Rainforests or Burning Bush?
New fossil evidence is forcing a rethink of whether rainforest or fire-prone shrubland prevailed in Australia during the age of the dinosaurs. |
Browse: Climate Effects on Megalakes Led to Megafauna Demise |
Browse: Penguins Survived in Three Refugia during Ice Age |
Cool Careers:
DNA Survives the Heat
Ancient DNA in the Pilbara may give us unprecedented insights into past climate. |
Fossil File:
Solving the Mysteries of the Australian Megafauna
Two new papers have narrowed the date of Australia’s megafauna extinctions as well as the cause of their demise. |