Grassland and climate (IMAGE)

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Grassland and climate

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The vegetation in northern high latitudes was likely dense forest before cooling temperatures transformed it into grassland during the Late Miocene —a shift that further accelerated global cooling.

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Ran Zhang

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