Neoproterozoic glacial origin of the Great Unconformity [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]

The Great Unconformity, a profound gap in Earth's stratigraphic record often evident below the base of the Cambrian system, has remained among the most enigmatic field observations in Earth science for over a century. While long associated directly or indirectly with the occurrence of the earliest complex animal fossils, a...

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