Abstract The mid-Proterozoic (1.8–0.8 billion years ago, Ga) is generally considered to have
been an interval of relative stasis in terms of environmental and biological evolution. Indeed …

Numerous approaches have been developed for determining past redox conditions in
marine settings (eg, Fe speciation, redox sensitive trace metal (RSTM) systematics, pyrite …

The cause of the Late Ordovician mass extinction (LOME) is widely debated, with glaciation,
volcanism and oceanic redox fluctuations being proposed as possible drivers. Here, we …

The early Silurian Llandovery–Wenlock boundary interval is marked by significant marine
perturbations and biotic turnover, culminating in the Ireviken Extinction Event and the Early …

Abstract Changes in watermass properties can be monitored in real time in modern
depositional systems, but reconstruction in deep-time systems is difficult. Here, we analyze …

The Paleocene epoch was characterized by global climate fluctuations and major carbon-
cycle perturbations. During the greenhouse climate that characterized the early Cenozoic, a …

Factors that control the accumulation of organic‐rich shales are keenly debated and include
basin redox variations, sediment provenance and diverse depositional processes. The …

This volume showcases recent geological, geophysical and geochemical research on the
Carboniferous Bowland Shale Formation. The Bowland Shale is a relatively thick and …

The recent shale gas revolution originated in the USA in the late 1990s with the exploration
of the Carboniferous Barnett Shale in Texas. Success in a number of additional basins in …