[HTML][HTML] The enduring Ediacaran paleomagnetic enigma

M Domeier, B Robert, JG Meert, EV Kulakov… - Earth-Science …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Ediacaran Period was an interval of significant global transformation, marked
by major changes in the biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, and possibly …

A Great late Ediacaran ice age

R Wang, B Shen, X Lang, B Wen… - National Science …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
The emergence of the Ediacara biota soon after the Gaskiers glaciation ca. 580 million years
ago (Ma) implies a possible glacial fuse for the evolution of animals. However, the timing of …

Pannotia: to be or not to be?

RD Nance, DAD Evans, JB Murphy - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Environmental drivers of the first major animal extinction across the Ediacaran White Sea-Nama transition

SD Evans, C Tu, A Rizzo, RL Surprenant… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
The Ediacara Biota—the oldest communities of complex, macroscopic fossils—consists of
three temporally distinct assemblages: the Avalon (ca. 575–560 Ma), White Sea (ca. 560 …

The origin of cap carbonate after the Ediacaran glaciations

R Wang, C **ng, B Wen, X Wang, K Liu… - Global and Planetary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstracts Cap carbonate is the most unique component of a Snowball Earth glaciation, ie,
two Cryogenian global glaciations. In the canonical model, cap carbonate precipitation …

Pannotia: in defence of its existence and geodynamic significance

JB Murphy, RD Nance, PA Cawood, WJ Collins, W Dan… - 2021‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The status of Pannotia as an Ediacaran supercontinent, or even its mere existence as a
coherent large landmass, is controversial. The effect of its hypothesized amalgamation is …

The provenance of Avalonia and its tectonic implications: a critical reappraisal

JB Murphy, RD Nance, L Wu - 2023‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The late Neoproterozoic–Cambrian interval is characterized by global-scale
orogenesis, rapid continental growth and profound changes in Earth systems. Orogenic …

Inverted South China: A novel configuration for Rodinia and its breakup

X **g, DAD Evans, Z Yang, Y Tong, Y Xu… - …, 2021‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Disentangling records of Rodinia fragmentation and true polar wander remains a challenge
for understanding late Tonian plate tectonics. The ca. 760 Ma lower member of the Liántuó …

Iapetan Oceans: an analog of Tethys?

B Robert, M Domeier, J Jakob - Geology, 2020‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Iapetus Ocean opened during the breakup of Rodinia by the separation of the
major continental blocks of Laurentia (LA), Baltica, and Amazonia (AM). Relics of protracted …

Late Cambrian geomagnetic instability after the onset of inner core nucleation

YX Li, JA Tarduno, W Jiao, X Liu, S Peng, S Xu… - nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract The Ediacaran Period marks a pivotal time in geodynamo evolution when the
geomagnetic field is thought to approach the weak state where kinetic energy exceeds …