icehouse period
icehouse period A time during which glaciers reached their maximum extent, ocean waters were well mixed and oxygenated, and sea levels were low. In cyclostratigraphy, fourth- and fifth-order cycles were predominant. Compare GREENHOUSE PERIOD.
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