A 3 million year index for North African humidity/aridity and the implication of potential pan-African Humid periods
Mediterranean sediments are valuable archives of both African monsoon variability and
higher-latitude climate processes, and can also be used to provide an environmental context …
higher-latitude climate processes, and can also be used to provide an environmental context …
Mid-Holocene cluster of large-scale landslides revealed in the Southwestern Alps by 36Cl dating. Insight on an Alpine-scale landslide activity
Although it is generally assumed that the internal structure of a slope (eg lithology and rock
mass properties, inherited faults and heterogeneities, etc.) is preponderant for the …
mass properties, inherited faults and heterogeneities, etc.) is preponderant for the …
Dynamics of green Sahara periods and their role in hominin evolution
Astronomically forced insolation changes have driven monsoon dynamics and recurrent
humid episodes in North Africa, resulting in green Sahara Periods (GSPs) with savannah …
humid episodes in North Africa, resulting in green Sahara Periods (GSPs) with savannah …
The Pannonian Stage: Stratigraphy and geo-energy resources
I Magyar, D Botka, L Katona, S Harangi… - Geological Society …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
The youngest regional chronostratigraphic unit of the Central Paratethys, the Pannonian
Stage, is benchmarked by the deposits of Lake Pannon, containing a highly endemic …
Stage, is benchmarked by the deposits of Lake Pannon, containing a highly endemic …
African land mammal ages
JA Van Couvering, E Delson - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We define 17 African land mammal ages, or AFLMAs, covering the Cenozoic record of the
Afro-arabian continent, the planet's second largest land mass. While fossiliferous deposits …
Afro-arabian continent, the planet's second largest land mass. While fossiliferous deposits …
Phytolith signal of aquatic plants and soils in Chad, Central Africa
To identify the phytolith signal of lacustrine environments, which are prone to preserving
faunal remains including hominins, we analyzed the phytolith content of 46 grass and sedge …
faunal remains including hominins, we analyzed the phytolith content of 46 grass and sedge …
The dependence of meteoric 10Be concentrations on particle size in Amazon River bed sediment and the extraction of reactive 10Be/9Be ratios
Concentrations of meteoric 10Be extracted from detrital Amazon River sediment are strongly
particle size-dependent. Such grain size dependency presents a formidable obstacle to …
particle size-dependent. Such grain size dependency presents a formidable obstacle to …
Megalakes in the Sahara? A review
The Sahara was wetter and greener during multiple interglacial periods of the Quaternary,
when some have suggested it featured very large (mega) lakes, ranging in surface area from …
when some have suggested it featured very large (mega) lakes, ranging in surface area from …
Neogene hyperaridity in Arabia drove the directions of mammalian dispersal between Africa and Eurasia
M Böhme, N Spassov, MR Majidifard… - … earth & environment, 2021 - nature.com
The evolution of the present-day African savannah fauna has been substantially influenced
by the dispersal of Eurasian ancestors into Africa. The ancestors evolved endemically …
by the dispersal of Eurasian ancestors into Africa. The ancestors evolved endemically …
Cosmogenic nuclides: Dates and rates of Earth-surface change
F von Blanckenburg, JK Willenbring - Elements, 2014 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Cosmogenic nuclides are very rare isotopes that are produced when particles generated in
supernovas in our galaxy hit the atmosphere and then the Earth's surface. When the rocks …
supernovas in our galaxy hit the atmosphere and then the Earth's surface. When the rocks …