Biome responses to a hydroclimatic crisis in an early cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) subtropical inland lake ecosystem, Northwest China

K Zhang, R Liu, E Bai, Z Zhao, G Peyrotty… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Cretaceous palaeoclimate was characterized by arid–humid alternation
and accompanied by a series of short-term extreme environmental events, resulting in …

Astrochronology of the Aptian stage and evidence for the chaotic orbital motion of Mercury

G Charbonnier, S Boulila, JE Spangenberg… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Aptian stage, between∼ 113 and∼ 121 million years ago (Ma), was punctuated by a
succession of Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs), recording extreme global warmings, dramatic …

The early Cretaceous was cold but punctuated by warm snaps resulting from episodic volcanism

L Nordt, D Breecker, J White - Communications Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The Cretaceous is characterized as a greenhouse climate from elevated atmospheric
carbon dioxide concentrations, transgressive seas, and temperate ecosystems at polar …

Cretaceous large igneous provinces: From volcanic formation to environmental catastrophes and biological crises

LME Percival, H Matsumoto, S Callegaro… - Geological Society …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Cretaceous Period was marked by the formation of numerous large igneous
provinces (LIPs), several of which were associated with geologically rapid climate …

Fossil‐Bearing Concretions of the Araripe Basin Accumulated During Oceanic Anoxic Event 1b

MHH Bom, KGD Kochhann… - Paleoceanography …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Fossils from the Araripe Basin (northeastern Brazil) are known for their remarkable
preservation of vertebrates and invertebrates, even including soft tissues. They occur in …

Orbital tuning of short reversed geomagnetic polarity intervals in the cretaceous Normal Polarity Superchron

JMF Ramos, JF Savian, DR Franco… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract While the Cretaceous Normal Polarity Superchron has documented instances of
brief reversed polarity intervals, the absence of accurate age determinations for such abrupt …

Strontium isotope stratigraphy of the Cretaceous

JM McArthur, RJ Howarth - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
Strontium isotope stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Page 1 Strontium isotope stratigraphy of the
Cretaceous John M. McArthur* and Richard J. Howarth Earth Sciences, University College …

Revised onset age of magnetochron M0r: Chronostratigraphic and geologic implications

Y Li, H Qin, BR Jicha, MH Huyskens, CJ Wall… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The timing of the onset of magnetochron M0r and its duration are disputed, reflecting both a
limited set of radioisotopic dates and uncertain magnetostratigraphic correlations. We …

Radioisotopic chronology of Ocean Anoxic Event 1a: Framework for analysis of driving mechanisms

Y Li, BS Singer, R Takashima, MD Schmitz… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The timing, tempo, and causative mechanisms of Ocean Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a), one of
several such abrupt perturbations of the Mesozoic global carbon cycle, remain uncertain …

Dinosaur biostratigraphy of the non-marine Cretaceous of Utah

JI Kirkland, JJW Sertich, AL Titus - Geological Society, London …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
Over the past 30 years, exploration of the terrestrial Mesozoic section in Utah has resulted in
a more than five-fold increase in the known species of dinosaurs. A highly resolved temporal …