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Conditions of Formation of Paleosols during MIS 3 in the Kolyma Lowland according to Palynological and Phytolith Methods

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The results of the study of the structure of buried soils of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 on the Kolyma Lowland and of the analysis of microphytofossils from these soils are given. The data of the spore-pollen and phytolith analyses confirm the similarity of the natural conditions for the formation of buried soils and the tundra aspect of reconstructed landscapes under a progressive decrease in heat and moisture supply during MIS 3.

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  1. Yedoma is an elevation in topography of arctic and subarctic plains of Eastern Siberia surrounded by river valleys or lake depressions.

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This work was performed according to the State Task no. AAAA-A18-118021690155-7 of the Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences; according to the State Task no. AAAA-A18-118013190181-6 of the Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences; and within the framework of the program of the program of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences KP 19-280.

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  2. Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia

    O. G. Zanina

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Lopatina, D.A., Zanina, O.G. Conditions of Formation of Paleosols during MIS 3 in the Kolyma Lowland according to Palynological and Phytolith Methods. Stratigr. Geol. Correl. 28, 330–341 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0869593820030065

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