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In geoscience, paleosol (palaeosol in Great Britain and Australia) is an ancient soil that formed in the past. The definition of the term in geology and

(2013). "The origin, nature and stratigraphy of Pleistocene-Holocene palaeosols in Wadi Es-Salqa (Gaza Strip, Palestine)" (PDF). Serie Correlación Geológica

PMID 28603844. Schieber et al. 2007, pp. 53–71. Retallack, G.J. (2008). "Cambrian palaeosols and landscapes of South Australia". Alcheringa. 55 (8): 1083–1106. Bibcode:2008AuJES

2011, Schmidt et al. 2011) allowing for a reliable correlation of loess/palaeosol sequences for at least the last two interglacial/glacial cycles throughout

the Mediterranean flora. Fossilized leaves of olea were found in the palaeosols of the volcanic Greek island of Santorini and dated to about 37,000 BP

across the Permian-Triassic boundary is not, however, universal, as some palaeosol evidence indicates a wettening of the local climate during the transition

Retrieved 7 October 2018. "The sub-fossil assemblage from a Holocene calcareous palaeosol in Daymer Bay, North Cornwall". Retrieved 7 April 2023. v t e

8, 2008. Burrows, C. J.; Moar, N. T. (1996). "A mid Otira Glaciation palaeosol and flora from the Castle Hill Basin, Canterbury, New Zealand" (PDF).

outback consist of clay soils the majority has exceedingly infertile palaeosols. Riversleigh, in Queensland, is one of Australia's most renowned fossil

Institute, Alexandria. ISBN 0-922152-34-9 Retallack, G. J., 1977. Triassic palaeosols in the upper Narrabeen Group of New South Wales. Part II: Classification