Synchrony of carbon cycle fluctuations, volcanism and orbital forcing during the Early Cretaceous

M Martinez, B Aguirre-Urreta, G Dera, M Lescano… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Episodes of Environmental Change (EECs) were times of accelerated hydrological
cycle that punctuated the Early Cretaceous. Uncertainties in the geologic time scales …

The stratigraphic puzzle of the permo-mesozoic southwestern Gondwana: The Paraná Basin record in geotectonic and palaeoclimatic context

CMS Scherer, AD Reis, BLD Horn, G Bertolini… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The compilation of stratigraphic, sedimentologic, paleontologic and geochronological data
allows the proposal of a regional stratigraphic framework for the Late Permian to Lower …

The origin and speciation of orchids

OA Pérez‐Escobar, D Bogarín… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Orchids constitute one of the most spectacular radiations of flowering plants. However, their
origin, spread across the globe, and hotspots of speciation remain uncertain due to the lack …

The Cretaceous world: plate tectonics, palaeogeography and palaeoclimate

CR Scotese, C Vérard, L Burgener… - Geological Society …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
The tectonics, geography and climate of the Cretaceous world were very different from the
modern world. At the start of the Cretaceous, the supercontinent of Pangaea had just begun …

Solid Earth forcing of Mesozoic oceanic anoxic events

TM Gernon, BJW Mills, TK Hincks, AS Merdith… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Oceanic anoxic events are geologically abrupt phases of extreme oxygen depletion in the
oceans that disrupted marine ecosystems and brought about evolutionary turnover. Typically …

On the role of tectonics in stimulating the Cretaceous diversification of mammals

LN Weaver, JR Kelson, RM Holder, NA Niemi… - Earth-science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mammals rose to prominence in terrestrial ecosystems after the Cretaceous–Paleogene
mass extinction, but the mammalian lineages characteristic of Paleogene faunas began their …

A Phanerozoic gridded dataset for palaeogeographic reconstructions

LA Jones, M Domeier - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Global Plate Models are widely used in the Earth Sciences to reconstruct the past
geographic position of geological and palaeontological samples. However, the application …

Unusual stable carbon and oxygen isotope signature of Brazilian pre-salt travertine: Depositional and geochemical significances

GT Fontaneta, MF Figueiredo, LC Vieira, LC Falcão… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Travertines are continental carbonate rocks formed from hot spring waters rich in calcium
and bicarbonate. The stable carbon and oxygen isotope signature for these rocks is well …

The Jurassic climate change in the northwest Gondwana (External Rif, Morocco): Evidence from geochemistry and implication for paleoclimate evolution

H Kairouani, A Abbassi, MN Zaghloul… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present work deals with Jurassic deposits belonging to the External Rif chain. It is well
known that the Jurassic time was a crucial period in the earth's history as witness of …

Depositional controls in an ancient, closed lake system: A high-resolution and multi-scalar case study from the Yacoraite Formation (Salta Basin, Argentina)

M Vallati, S Tomás, C Galli, G Winterleitner, M Mutti - Sedimentary Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yacoraite Formation (Cretaceous–Paleogene) is a mixed carbonate–
siliciclastic microbialite-bearing lacustrine succession deposited in the intra-continental …