▁department ▁there . ▁She ▁ment ored ▁and ▁influenced ▁Indian ▁research ers ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁pale ont ology ▁of ▁the ▁G ond w ana ▁str ata ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Mal eri ▁Form ation ▁in ▁the ▁De cc an ▁region . ▁A ▁sym pos ium ▁on ▁G ond w ana ▁Str at ig raph y ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Robinson ▁became ▁Alexander ▁Ag ass iz ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁W oll ast on ▁award ▁by ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Society ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁She ▁super vised ▁three ▁doctor al ▁students ▁including ▁B ever ly ▁Hal st ead . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁she ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁p ala e o environment ▁and ▁p ala e oc lim ate . ▁In ▁a ▁land mark ▁ess ay ▁Cl im ates ▁An cient ▁and ▁Modern ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁she ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁world ' s ▁annual ▁mean ▁temperature ▁had ▁ris en ▁by ▁ 0 . 5   ° C ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁that ▁winter ▁mean ▁temper atures ▁had ▁ris en ▁by ▁ 1   ° C ▁leading ▁to ▁rising ▁tree - lines , ▁shr inking ▁in land ▁la kes ▁and ▁an ▁expansion ▁of ▁ste ppe ▁and ▁pra irie ▁land ▁apart ▁from ▁a ▁" spect ac ular " ▁decl