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paleolatitude

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paleolatitude [¦pāl·ē·ō′lad·ə‚tüd]
(geology)
The latitude of a specific area on the earth's surface in the geologic past.
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Myers' results are consistent with data from other low paleolatitude, continental, Upper Jurassic deposits in Africa and with regional projections of paleoclimate generated by general circulation models.
Congo Basin was arid and treeless about 150 to 200 million years ago by Asian News International
He emphasises the most reliable of them, especially those from bedded rocks, and shows that overall the Cordilleran poles cluster well at about 15[degrees] paleolatitude south of poles from contemporary North America, implying 2100 [+ or -] 700 kilometres of northward translation compared to the Eocene set, which are concordant.
Paleogeography of the North American Cordillera: Evidence For and ... by Nelson, JoAnne / Geoscience Canada
A stable-isotope mass balance model has been used to generate estimates of Cenomanian precipitation rates that range from 1500 mm/yr at 25[degrees]N paleolatitude to 3200 mm/yr at 45[degrees]N paleolatitude.
Geology and geography by Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
 
 
 
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