Geologic temperature record

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Geologic temperature record

This article is devoted to temperature changes in Earth's environment as determined from geologic evidence on multi-million to billion (109) year time scales.
See also:
Earth & Climate

* Geology
* Ice Ages
* Earth Science

Fossils & Ruins

* Fossils
* Early Climate
* Paleontology

The last 3 million years have been characterized by cycles of glacials and interglacials within a gradually deepening ice age..

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