Earth's surface oxygenation and the rise of eukaryotic life: Relationships to the Lomagundi positive carbon isotope excursion revisited

M Fakhraee, LG Tarhan, CT Reinhard, SA Crowe… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The availability of molecular oxygen shapes the size and structure of Earth's biosphere.
Geological and geochemical records imply that, for most of the Precambrian (the entirety of …

Rhyacian intermittent large igneous provinces sustained Great Oxidation Event: evidence from North China craton

P Peng, X Liu, L Feng, X Zhou, H Kuang, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
To better understand the sustaining mechanism of the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), strata
and igneous suites especially large igneous provinces (LIPs) during the GOE's late stage …

Assessing the distribution and driving effects of net primary productivity along an elevation gradient in subtropical regions of China

B Xu, Z Feng, Y Chen, Y Zhou, Y Shao, Z Wang - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Globally, forest ecosystems, especially subtropical forests, play a central role in
biogeochemical cycles and climate regulation, demonstrating their irreplaceable function …

Mulling and nulling the coeval rise of Ediacaran oxygen and animals

CM Ostrander - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
The initial appearance of animals in the fossil record during the Ediacaran period (635 to
539 Ma ago) has been classically linked to a dramatic increase in marine oxygen levels …

[HTML][HTML] 华北克拉通古元古代石墨矿成因研究进展与问题

朱建江, 张璐, 杨焰海, 刘振宇 - 岩石学报, 2024 - dzkx.org
华北克拉通周缘发育有三条古元古代石墨成矿带, 包括东部石墨成矿带(胶-辽-吉造山带),
西部石墨成矿带和南部石墨成矿带. 这些石墨矿床占全国储量的74%, 是我国晶质石墨矿床的 …

The history of Earth's sulfur cycle

M Fakhraee, PW Crockford, KW Bauer… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Sulfur is a critical component of Earth's surface evolution owing to its dynamic roles as a
redox buffer and nutrient as well as forming the basis for some of Earth's earliest …

Timing and origin of the Lomagundi-Jatuli Event: Insights from UPb geochronology, CO-Fe isotopes and REE compositions from the **gshan Group, North China …

Y Chen, H Li, S Gu, GG Lash, D Li, C Zheng… - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Lomagundi-Jatuli Event (LJE) represents perhaps the largest and longest
positive carbon isotope excursion of Earth history. However, the synchroneity, scale, and …

Identification of carbonates with high positive carbon isotope excursion from the Liaohe Group in the northeastern North China Craton and implications for the …

H Wang, S Zhang, S Wang, L Kong, Y Zhao… - Science China Earth …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Great Oxidation Event (GOE) during the early Paleoproterozoic represents the
first significant buildup in Earth's atmospheric oxygen and resulted in a series of significant …

The importance of continents, oceans and plate tectonics for the evolution of complex life: implications for finding extraterrestrial civilizations

RJ Stern, TV Gerya - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Within the uncertainties of involved astronomical and biological parameters, the Drake
Equation typically predicts that there should be many exoplanets in our galaxy hosting …

Sulfur isotopes from the Paleoproterozoic Francevillian Basin record multigenerational pyrite formation, not depositional conditions

K Paiste, DA Fike, KB Mayika, M Moussavou… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Bulk-rock sulfur isotope data from pyrite in the~ 2.1 billion-year sedimentary rocks of the
Francevillian Basin, Gabon, have underpinned ideas about initial oxygenation of Earth's …