Gregory J Retallack
Biographic Data
| ID | 131712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory J Retallack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory J |
| FAMILY NAME | Retallack |
| SIGNATURE | RETALLACK G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4356-9240 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Biotic Enhancement of Weathering over the Past 3.7 Billion Years
Over the past four billion years, our sun became 30% brighter, yet Earth's water has neither completely frozen nor boiled off during that time. A theoretical solution to this paradox is a carbon dioxide greenhouse planetary thermostat regulated by evolutionary advances in biologically mediated silicate and apatite weathering. This carbon sequestration history can now be quantified using paleosols. Calculations of precipitation-normalized nutrient…
Soils and land use at ancient Greek colonial temples of southern Italy
Paleosols
Paleosols
Rocks, views, soils and plants at the temples of ancient Greece
This study explores bedrock geology, topographic setting, compass orientation, soil profile and plant cover at 84 temples of Classical (480-338 BC) mainland Greece, several Aegean islands and Cyprus. A striking pattern emerges: the soil and vegetation matches the dedications to particular deities, suggesting an economic basis for particular cults
Paleosols
Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of middle Miocene paleosols bearing Kenyapithecus andVictoriapithecus , Nyakach Formation, southwestern Kenya
Adapting soil taxonomy for use with paleosols
Core concepts of paleopedology
Miocene paleosols and habitats of Proconsul on Rusinga Island, Kenya
Comment on the paleoenvironment of Kenyapithecus at Fort Ternan
Reassessment of the paleoenvironment and preservation of hominid fossils from Hadar, Ethiopia
Samples of paleosols from locality AL‐333, known for numerous specimens of Australopithecus afarensis , were analyzed in order to reconstruct the original soils and environment of burial of the associated fossil hominids. The bones were found in swale‐like features, within the calcareous and coarse‐grained basal portion of a paleosol. This is more like an assemblage of bones buried during a single depositional episode, such as a flood, than an as…
Soils of the Past
Soils of the Past
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of middle Miocene paleosols bearing Kenyapithecus andVictoriapithecus , Nyakach Formation, southwestern Kenya
Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya
Miocene paleosols and habitats of Proconsul on Rusinga Island, Kenya
Reassessment of the paleoenvironment and preservation of hominid fossils from Hadar, Ethiopia
Samples of paleosols from locality AL‐333, known for numerous specimens of Australopithecus afarensis , were analyzed in order to reconstruct the original soils and environment of burial of the associated fossil hominids. The bones were found in swale‐like features, within the calcareous and coarse‐grained basal portion of a paleosol. This is more like an assemblage of bones buried during a single depositional episode, such as a flood, than an as…
Rocks, views, soils and plants at the temples of ancient Greece
This study explores bedrock geology, topographic setting, compass orientation, soil profile and plant cover at 84 temples of Classical (480-338 BC) mainland Greece, several Aegean islands and Cyprus. A striking pattern emerges: the soil and vegetation matches the dedications to particular deities, suggesting an economic basis for particular cults
Soils of the Past
Comment on the paleoenvironment of Kenyapithecus at Fort Ternan
Reassessment of the paleoenvironment and preservation of hominid fossils from Hadar, Ethiopia
Samples of paleosols from locality AL‐333, known for numerous specimens of Australopithecus afarensis , were analyzed in order to reconstruct the original soils and environment of burial of the associated fossil hominids. The bones were found in swale‐like features, within the calcareous and coarse‐grained basal portion of a paleosol. This is more like an assemblage of bones buried during a single depositional episode, such as a flood, than an as…
Miocene paleosols and habitats of Proconsul on Rusinga Island, Kenya
Adapting soil taxonomy for use with paleosols
Core concepts of paleopedology
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of middle Miocene paleosols bearing Kenyapithecus andVictoriapithecus , Nyakach Formation, southwestern Kenya
Paleosols and paleoenvironments of the middle Miocene, Maboko Formation, Kenya
Paleosols
Rocks, views, soils and plants at the temples of ancient Greece
This study explores bedrock geology, topographic setting, compass orientation, soil profile and plant cover at 84 temples of Classical (480-338 BC) mainland Greece, several Aegean islands and Cyprus. A striking pattern emerges: the soil and vegetation matches the dedications to particular deities, suggesting an economic basis for particular cults
Paleosols
Paleosols
Soils and land use at ancient Greek colonial temples of southern Italy
Biotic Enhancement of Weathering over the Past 3.7 Billion Years
Over the past four billion years, our sun became 30% brighter, yet Earth's water has neither completely frozen nor boiled off during that time. A theoretical solution to this paradox is a carbon dioxide greenhouse planetary thermostat regulated by evolutionary advances in biologically mediated silicate and apatite weathering. This carbon sequestration history can now be quantified using paleosols. Calculations of precipitation-normalized nutrient…
Geology (11 works) · Geology (8 works) · Paleontology (8 works) · Paleosol (8 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works)