New geochemical identification fingerprints of volcanism during the Ordovician-Silurian transition and its implications for biological and environmental evolution

S Yang, W Hu, J Fan, Y Deng - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Volcanism had been an important factor in several geological events, usually recorded by
volcanic ash layers (bentonites). However, most volcanic eruption materials were dispersed …

What controls the duration and intensity of ocean anoxic events in the Paleozoic and the Mesozoic?

T Reershemius, NJ Planavsky - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The sedimentological and geochemical expression of Mesozoic ocean anoxic events
(OAEs) in the geologic record is reasonably well-characterized and the causal mechanisms …

Hydrological control of river and seawater lithium isotopes

F Zhang, M Dellinger, RG Hilton, J Yu, MB Allen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Seawater lithium isotopes (δ7Li) record changes over Earth history, including a∼ 9‰
increase during the Cenozoic interpreted as reflecting either a change in continental silicate …

Spatial pattern of marine oxygenation set by tectonic and ecological drivers over the Phanerozoic

X Wang, TJ Algeo, C Li, M Zhu - Nature Geoscience, 2023 - nature.com
Marine redox conditions (that is, oxygen levels) impact a wide array of biogeochemical
cycles, but the main controls of marine redox since the start of the Phanerozoic about 538 …

Oceanic anoxia and extinction in the latest Ordovician

M Liu, D Chen, L Jiang, RG Stockey, D Aseal… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Ordovician (Hirnantian) mass extinction (LOME) was marked by two
discrete pulses of high species turnover rates attributed to glacial cooling (LOME-1) and …

Cyclic variations in paleoenvironment and organic matter accumulation of the Upper Ordovician–Lower Silurian black shale in the Middle Yangtze Region, South …

Q Cai, M Hu, OI Kane, M Li, B Zhang, Z Hu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Ordovician–Silurian transition, the Yangtze Block in South China
experienced intense tectonic movements and climate change and was covered by the …

Multiple glacio-eustatic cycles and associated environmental changes through the Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) in South China

C Li, J Zhang, W Li, J Botting, Q Chen, J Fan… - Global and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Hirnantian glaciation, which was the first in the Phanerozoic to occur with elevated CO 2
levels, caused severe mass extinctions and disrupted biogeochemical cycling in the latest …

Watermass architecture of the Ordovician–Silurian Yangtze Sea (South China) and its palaeogeographical implications

X Wang, C Zhan, TJ Algeo, J Shen… - Journal of the Geological …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The South China Craton experienced large changes in climate, eustasy and environmental
conditions during the Late Ordovician Hirnantian Ice Age, but their impact on the watermass …

Redox changes in the Iapetus Ocean during the Late Ordovician extinction crises

A Sánchez-Roda, PB Wignall, Y **ong… - Journal of the …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
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 …

Paleodepositional conditions and organic matter accumulation mechanisms in the Upper Ordovician-lower Silurian Wufeng-Longmaxi shales, Middle Yangtze region …

T Dong, C Wang, X Liang, G Wang, S Jiang - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The deposition of black shales has been widely attributed to primary productivity,
preservation controlled by redox conditions, and detrital dilution controlled by sedimentation …