A Cenozoic Record of Deep Oceanic Zn Isotopic Composition in Ferromanganese Crusts
Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
Theory and classification of mass extinction causation
Theory regarding the causation of mass extinctions is in need of systematization, which is
the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction has both an ultimate cause, ie the trigger …
the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction has both an ultimate cause, ie the trigger …
[HTML][HTML] Locating the BACE of the Cambrian: Bayan Gol in southwestern Mongolia and global correlation of the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary
The diversification of animals during the Cambrian Period is one of the most significant
evolutionary events in Earth's history. However, the sequence of events leading to the origin …
evolutionary events in Earth's history. However, the sequence of events leading to the origin …
A diverse Ediacara assemblage survived under low-oxygen conditions
The Ediacaran biota were soft-bodied organisms, many with enigmatic phylogenetic
placement and ecology, living in marine environments between 574 and 539 million years …
placement and ecology, living in marine environments between 574 and 539 million years …
[HTML][HTML] Constraining the onset and environmental setting of metazoan biomineralization: the Ediacaran Nama Group of the Tsaus Mountains, Namibia
FT Bowyer, CI Uahengo, K Kaputuaza… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of animal (metazoan) biomineralization marks a fundamental transition in Earth's
history, facilitating the diversification of novel body plans as well as the biological control of …
history, facilitating the diversification of novel body plans as well as the biological control of …
Implications of an integrated late Ediacaran to early Cambrian stratigraphy of the Siberian Platform, Russia
The transition from the terminal Ediacaran to early Cambrian (ca. 550–530 Ma) witnessed
both the decline of Ediacaran-type soft-bodied and skeletal biota and the rapid …
both the decline of Ediacaran-type soft-bodied and skeletal biota and the rapid …
Decline and fall of the Ediacarans: late‐Neoproterozoic extinctions and the rise of the modern biosphere
The end‐Neoproterozoic transition marked a gradual but permanent shift between distinct
configurations of Earth's biosphere. This interval witnessed the demise of the enigmatic …
configurations of Earth's biosphere. This interval witnessed the demise of the enigmatic …
Pannotia: To be or not to be?
Following a decade during which its presence was widely accepted, the existence of the
putative Ediacaran supercontinent Pannotia has come into question since the turn of the …
putative Ediacaran supercontinent Pannotia has come into question since the turn of the …
Bayesian geochemical correlation and tomography
To accurately reconstruct palaeoenvironmental change through time it is important to
determine which rock samples were deposited contemporaneously at different sites or …
determine which rock samples were deposited contemporaneously at different sites or …
Life on the Edge: The Cambrian Marine Realm and Oxygenation
The beginning of the Phanerozoic saw two biological events that set the stage for all life that
was to come:(a) the Cambrian Explosion (the appearance of most marine invertebrate …
was to come:(a) the Cambrian Explosion (the appearance of most marine invertebrate …