[HTML][HTML] Amber and the Cretaceous resinous interval

X Delclòs, E Peñalver, E Barrón, D Peris… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amber is fossilized resin that preserves biological remains in exceptional detail, study of
which has revolutionized understanding of past terrestrial organisms and habitats from the …

Regional to global correlation of Cenomanian-early Turonian sea-level evolution and related dynamics: New perspectives

A Mansour, J Wang, X Fu, SS Tahoun… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Major sea-level cycles occurred in the Cenomanian-early Turonian greenhouse world and
impacted depositional conditions and ecosystems across the paleo-shelf seas. These sea …

Reconciling fossils with phylogenies reveals the origin and macroevolutionary processes explaining the global cycad biodiversity

M Coiro, R Allio, N Mazet, LJ Seyfullah… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The determinants of biodiversity patterns can be understood using macroevolutionary
analyses. The integration of fossils into phylogenies offers a deeper understanding of …

Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the mining bee family Andrenidae

S Bossert, TJ Wood, S Patiny, D Michez… - Systematic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The mining bees (Andrenidae) are a major bee family of over 3000 described species with a
nearly global distribution. They are a particularly significant component of northern …

Impact of global cooling on Early Cretaceous high pCO2 world during the Weissert Event

L Cavalheiro, T Wagner, S Steinig, C Bottini… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Weissert Event~ 133 million years ago marked a profound global cooling that
punctuated the Early Cretaceous greenhouse. We present modelling, high-resolution bulk …

Obliquity-forced aquifer-eustasy during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world

Z Zhang, Y Huang, M Li, X Li, P Ju, C Wang - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The mechanisms of short-term (10 5–10 6 years) and high-magnitude (> 20 m) sea-level
oscillations have long been debated involving glacio-and aquifer-eustasy, largely owing to …

A large West Antarctic Ice Sheet explains early Neogene sea-level amplitude

JW Marschalek, L Zurli, F Talarico, T Van de Flierdt… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Early to Middle Miocene sea-level oscillations of approximately 40–60 m estimated
from far-field records,–are interpreted to reflect the loss of virtually all East Antarctic ice …

Fire-prone Rhamnaceae with South African affinities in cretaceous Myanmar amber

C Shi, S Wang, H Cai, H Zhang, X Long, E Tihelka… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
The rapid Cretaceous diversification of flowering plants remains Darwin's 'abominable
mystery'despite numerous fossil flowers discovered in recent years. Wildfires were frequent …

Geological sketch map and implications for ice flow of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica, from integrated aerogeophysical observations

TA Jordan, S Thompson, B Kulessa, F Ferraccioli - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
The geology beneath Thwaites Glacier, the Antarctic glacial catchment most vulnerable to
climate change, is unknown. Thwaites Glacier lies within the West Antarctic Rift System, but …

[HTML][HTML] U-Pb ID-TIMS reference ages and initial Pb isotope compositions for Durango and Wilberforce apatites

AN Paul, RA Spikings, SP Gaynor - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract We present new Isotope Dilution Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (ID-TIMS)
U-Pb reference ages for apatites from type locations Durango, Cerro de Mercado, Mexico …