Stable isotopes in pedogenic carbonates can provide information for geomorphic

evolution of landscapes, past atmospheric CO2 partial pressure fluctuations,

paleotemperatures and local and global vegetation changes. Loess...

of pedogenic carbonates in soils of differing ages is suggestive of a decrease in plant density and an increase in evaporation as soils become younger. This research highlights the utility of the morphology and isotope chemistry of calcic soils for constraining...

The Shurijeh Formation (Early Cretaceous) consists of siliciclastic, evaporate, and carbonate facieswith associated calcareous paleosols in the Kopet-Dagh basin. These calcareous paleosols (pedogenic carbonate nodules) include specific...