Abstract The Ordovician Period records an extraordinary biodiversity increase known as the
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE), which coincided with a series of …

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 …

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 …

Abstract Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) can have a significant global climatic effect as
monitored by sedimentary trace and isotopic compositions that record paleo …

The Ordovician biodiversification has been recognized since the 1960s; the term 'The Great
Ordovician Biodiversification Event', abbreviated by many as the 'GOBE', has been used for …

Abstract The Cambrian 'Explosion', located by many authors between 540 and 520 million
years ago (Ma), is considered to be an abrupt appearance in the fossil record of most animal …

The main controlling factors of organic matter accumulation in the Upper Ordovician Wufeng–
Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formations are complex and remain highly controversial. This …

Mercury (Hg) enrichment in stratigraphic successions is now widely used as a proxy for
volcanic inputs, often for the purpose of documenting a relationship between large igneous …

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 …

To explore the sedimentary environment and the background of the source area of organic-
rich shales in the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formations in the northern Sichuan Basin, samples …