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Sea-level history off the ice

The record of Paleozoic Era sea level changes is now much longer and shows variations not explained by glaciation

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 For the first time, researchers have assembled a comprehensive record of sea level variations during the Paleozoic Era, producing a nearly-300-million–year timeline that more than doubles previous chronicles for such fluctuations.