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CLIMATIC variations in the Quaternary have so far been described with some precision, in the range of 0 to 35,000 yr BP, by radiocarbon dating and by using the isotopic ratio 18O/16O to estimate temperature. The ratio was measured either in foraminifera1 for the marine environment, or in stalagmites2–4 for the continental environment.
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DUPLESSY, J., LABEYRIE, J., LALOU, C. et al. Continental Climatic Variations between 130,000 and 90,000 Years BP. Nature 226, 631–633 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226631a0
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