greenhouse period
greenhouse period A time during which there were no glaciers on Earth. Sea levels were high, ocean waters were not well mixed and tended to be anoxic, and nutrients were recycled on continental shelves. In cyclostratigraphy, third-order cycles were predominant. Compare ICEHOUSE PERIOD.
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