Co-evolution of oceans, climate, and the biosphere during the 'Ordovician Revolution': a review

TJ Algeo, PJ Marenco, MR Saltzman - Palaeogeography …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Ordovician Period (~ 485-444 Ma) was an interval of major, causally interconnected 15
changes in the Earth's biotic, climatic, and environmental systems. The diversity of marine …

The latest Ordovician Hirnantian brachiopod faunas: new global insights

J Rong, DAT Harper, B Huang, R Li, X Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The temporal and spatial distribution of Hirnantian brachiopod faunas are reviewed based
on a new, comprehensive dataset from over 20 palaeoplates and terranes, a revised …

[HTML][HTML] On the causes of mass extinctions

DPG Bond, SE Grasby - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2017 - Elsevier
The temporal link between large igneous province (LIP) eruptions and at least half of the
major extinctions of the Phanerozoic implies that large scale volcanism is the main driver of …

Productivity or preservation? The factors controlling the organic matter accumulation in the late Katian through Hirnantian Wufeng organic-rich shale, South China

Y Lu, S Jiang, Y Lu, S Xu, Y Shu, Y Wang - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
The Wufeng organic-rich shale is widespread in the Upper Yangtze platform, and it is one of
the most advantageous shale gas producers in China. Its deposition commenced with the …

Changes in marine productivity and redox conditions during the Late Ordovician Hirnantian glaciation

L Zhou, TJ Algeo, J Shen, ZF Hu, H Gong, S **e… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in marine productivity and redox conditions during the end-Ordovician
(Hirnantian) glaciation and Ordovician–Silurian transition were investigated through Mo …

Paleo-environmental cyclicity in the Early Silurian Yangtze Sea (South China): Tectonic or glacio-eustatic control?

Z Liu, TJ Algeo, X Guo, J Fan, X Du, Y Lu - Palaeogeography …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze Sea of the South China Craton experienced strong environmental
perturbations during the first~ 5-6 Myr of the Silurian. The Lower Silurian Lungmachi …

[HTML][HTML] The end-Ordovician mass extinction: a single-pulse event?

G Wang, R Zhan, IG Percival - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The end-Ordovician mass extinction (EOME) is widely interpreted as consisting of two
pulses associated with the onset and demise of the Gondwana glaciation, respectively, with …

Redox changes in the outer Yangtze Sea (South China) through the Hirnantian Glaciation and their implications for the end-Ordovician biocrisis

N Li, C Li, TJ Algeo, M Cheng, C **, G Zhu, J Fan… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two pulses of faunal mortality occurred during the Late Ordovician mass extinction (ca. 445
Ma). This biocrisis is recorded in Hirnantian strata of South China as a stepwise extinction of …

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 …