Late Cryogenian–Ediacaran history of the Arabian–Nubian Shield: a review of depositional, plutonic, structural, and tectonic events in the closing stages of the …
PR Johnson, A Andresen, AS Collins, AR Fowler… - Journal of African Earth …, 2011 - Elsevier
During the late Cryogenian–Ediacaran (650–542Ma), the Arabian–Nubian Shield (ANS)
underwent final assembly and accretion to the Saharan Metacraton concurrent with the …
underwent final assembly and accretion to the Saharan Metacraton concurrent with the …
The chemical index of alteration (CIA) as a proxy for climate change during glacial-interglacial transitions in Earth history
The glacial-interglacial transitions of ice ages are associated with large, rapid changes in
climate, which potentially can be reconstructed from stratigraphic profiles of the chemical …
climate, which potentially can be reconstructed from stratigraphic profiles of the chemical …
The tempo of Ediacaran evolution
The rise of complex macroscopic life occurred during the Ediacaran Period, an interval that
witnessed large-scale disturbances to biogeochemical systems. The current Ediacaran …
witnessed large-scale disturbances to biogeochemical systems. The current Ediacaran …
Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology
Geological evidence indicates that grounded ice sheets reached sea level at all latitudes
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
Strontium isotope stratigraphy
JM McArthur - 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy | Application of Modern Stratigraphic TechniquesTheory and
Case Histories | GeoScienceWorld Books | GeoScienceWorld Skip to Main Content …
Case Histories | GeoScienceWorld Books | GeoScienceWorld Skip to Main Content …
The snowball Earth hypothesis: testing the limits of global change
PF Hoffman, DP Schrag - Terra nova, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The gradual discovery that late Neoproterozoic ice sheets extended to sea level near the
equator poses a palaeoenvironmental conundrum. Was the Earth's orbital obliquity> …
equator poses a palaeoenvironmental conundrum. Was the Earth's orbital obliquity> …
The geologic time scale
FM Gradstein, JG Ogg, MD Schmitz, GM Ogg - Boston, USA, 2012 - books.google.com
Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …
Continental lithosphere of the Arabian Plate: a geologic, petrologic, and geophysical synthesis
RJ Stern, P Johnson - Earth-Science Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The Arabian Plate originated∼ 25Ma ago by rifting of NE Africa to form the Gulf of Aden and
Red Sea. It is one of the smaller and younger of the Earth's lithospheric plates. The upper …
Red Sea. It is one of the smaller and younger of the Earth's lithospheric plates. The upper …
Toward a Neoproterozoic composite carbon-isotope record
GP Halverson, PF Hoffman… - Geological …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Glacial deposits of Sturtian and Marinoan age occur in the well-studied Neoproterozoic
successions of northern Namibia, South Australia, and northwestern Canada. In all three …
successions of northern Namibia, South Australia, and northwestern Canada. In all three …
Oceanic anoxia at the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary
H Kimura, Y Watanabe - Geology, 2001 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Precambrian-Cambrian (PC-C) boundary separates fossils representing two
discrete evolutionary phases: the Neoproterozoic soft-bodied Ediacarian biotas and …
discrete evolutionary phases: the Neoproterozoic soft-bodied Ediacarian biotas and …