Earth's impact events through geologic time: a list of recommended ages for terrestrial impact structures and deposits

M Schmieder, DA Kring - Astrobiology, 2020 - liebertpub.com
This article presents a current (as of September 2019) list of recommended ages for proven
terrestrial impact structures (n= 200) and deposits (n= 46) sourced from the primary …

Extremely rapid, yet noncatastrophic, preservation of the flattened-feathered and 3D dinosaurs of the Early Cretaceous of China

SA MacLennan, J Sha, PE Olsen, ST Kinney… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Northeast China's Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation preserves spectacular fossils that
have proved extraordinarily important in testing evolutionary hypotheses involving the origin …

Astronomical tuning of the Aptian stage and its implications for age recalibrations and paleoclimatic events

CG Leandro, JF Savian, MVL Kochhann… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Aptian was characterized by dramatic tectonic, oceanographic, climatic and biotic
changes and its record is punctuated by Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs). The timing and …

High-precision geochronological constraints on the duration of 'Dinosaur Pompeii'and the Yixian Formation

Y Zhong, MH Huyskens, QZ Yin, Y Wang… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
High-precision geochronological constraints on the duration of ‘Dinosaur Pompeii’ and the Yixian
Formation | National Science Review | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement …

Volume and rate of volcanic CO2 emissions governed the severity of past environmental crises

Q Jiang, F Jourdan, HKH Olierook, RE Merle… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
The emplacement of large igneous provinces (LIPs) has been linked to catastrophic mass
extinctions in Earth's history, but some LIPs are only associated with less severe oceanic …

Distinct formation history for deep-mantle domains reflected in geochemical differences

LS Doucet, ZX Li, H Gamal El Dien, A Pourteau… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The Earth's mantle is currently divided into the African and Pacific domains, separated by the
circum-Pacific subduction girdle, and each domain features a large low shear-wave velocity …

Astrochronology of the Aptian stage and evidence for the chaotic orbital motion of Mercury

G Charbonnier, S Boulila, JE Spangenberg… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Aptian stage, between∼ 113 and∼ 121 million years ago (Ma), was punctuated by a
succession of Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs), recording extreme global warmings, dramatic …

Radiometric constraints on the timing, tempo, and effects of large igneous province emplacement

J Kasbohm, B Schoene… - Large Igneous Provinces: A …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is an apparent temporal correlation between large igneous province (LIP)
emplacement and global environmental crises, including mass extinctions. Advances in the …

Lithospheric weakspots, not hotspots: New England-Quebec and Shenandoah anorogenic magmatism in the context of global plate tectonics, intraplate stress and …

PR Vogt, GR Foulger - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
We explore the origins of anorogenic post-breakup magmatism in two areas of the mid-
Atlantic Appalachians: the New England-Quebec Province (ca. 130–120 Ma) and the …

Brief and intensive volcanic emissions from Ontong Java Nui heralded Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a

H Matsumoto, KT Goto, G Shimoda… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The volcanic episode that formed Ontong Java Nui (OJN) in the western Pacific~ 120 million-
year-ago is thought to have triggered Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) 1a, yet the cause-effect …