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The Tooth of Time: Eureka and Other Moments Toward Snowball Earth

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  • Paul F. Hoffman
Paul F. Hoffman
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2026.53.234

Published 2026-09-24

Keywords

  • Cap carbonate,
  • Eureka moment,
  • Sea-ice albedo bifurcation,
  • Seawater Sr isotopes,
  • Snowball Earth,
  • Strangelove ocean
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Hoffman, P. F. (2026). The Tooth of Time: Eureka and Other Moments Toward Snowball Earth. Geoscience Canada, 53(3), 213–240. https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2026.53.234
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