The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Reduction–oxidation (redox) reactions occur during burial because sediments contain
reactive mixtures of oxidised and reduced components. Diagenetic chemical reactions …

Realistic appraisal of paleoclimatic information obtained from a particular location requires
accurate knowledge of its paleolatitude defined relative to the Earth's spin-axis. This is …

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 …

Dinosaurs diversified in two steps during the Triassic. They originated about 245 Ma, during
the recovery from the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, and then remained insignificant until …

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 new kinematic reconstruction that incorporates estimates of post‐20 Ma shortening and
extension in the Apennines, Alps, Dinarides, and Sicily Channel Rift Zone (SCRZ) reveals …

The reorientation of Earth through rotation of its solid shell relative to its spin axis is known
as True polar wander (TPW). It is well-documented at present, but the occurrence of TPW in …

The late Mesozoic closure of the Mongol‐Okhotsk Ocean (MOO) is critical for understanding
the tectonics of East Asia. There is a considerable mismatch (~ 40 million years) between …

Following the unanimous vote of the Executive Committee of International Union of
Geological Sciences in October 2022, the Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for …