# Larrasoaña 2013: Dynamics of Green Sahara Periods and Their Role in Hominin Evolution

> Juan C. Larrasoaña, Andrew P. Roberts, Eelco J. Rohling, 2013. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the long record of more than 230…

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# Dynamics of Green Sahara Periods and Their Role in Hominin Evolution

Juan C. Larrasoaña, Andrew P. Roberts, Eelco J. Rohling, 2013. _PLoS ONE_ 8(10): e76514.

The Holocene Green Sahara was one of more than 230 such periods in the last 8 million years. A typical one took 2–3 thousand years to develop, peaked over 4–8 thousand years and ended within 2–3 thousand years.

**Eye of the Sahara and AtlantisSecondary source** Articledoi: **[10.1371/journal.pone.0076514](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076514)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the long record of more than 230 green Sahara periods in 8 million years, each taking 2 to 3 thousand years to begin and to end.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[The Sahara has turned green more than 230 times in 8 million years](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCPAZ1K8TFA/the-sahara-has-turned-green-more-than-230-times-in-8-million)

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[The Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara)

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## Cite it

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Larrasoaña, J. C., Roberts, A. P., & Rohling, E. J. (2013). Dynamics of Green Sahara Periods and Their Role in Hominin Evolution. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e76514. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076514
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