[HTML][HTML] Cretaceous sea-surface temperature evolution: Constraints from TEX86 and planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotopes

CL O'Brien, SA Robinson, RD Pancost… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
It is well established that greenhouse conditions prevailed during the Cretaceous Period (~
145–66 Ma). Determining the exact nature of the greenhouse-gas forcing, climatic warming …

Paleosalinity determination in ancient epicontinental seas: A case study of the T-OAE in the Cleveland Basin (UK)

MN Remírez, TJ Algeo - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Jurassic Toarcian oceanic anoxic event (T-OAE) was marked by
deposition of organic-rich sediments and a pronounced negative carbon-isotope excursion …

On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

PM Hull, A Bornemann, DE Penman, MJ Henehan… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The cause of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction is vigorously debated, owing to the
occurrence of a very large bolide impact and flood basalt volcanism near the boundary …

Reducing uncertainties in carbonate clumped isotope analysis through consistent carbonate‐based standardization

SM Bernasconi, IA Müller, KD Bergmann… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
About a decade after its introduction, the field of carbonate clumped isotope thermometry is
rapidly expanding because of the large number of possible applications and its potential to …

The latitudinal temperature gradient and its climate dependence as inferred from foraminiferal δ18O over the past 95 million years

DE Gaskell, M Huber, CL O'Brien… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The latitudinal temperature gradient is a fundamental state parameter of the climate system
tied to the dynamics of heat transport and radiative transfer. Thus, it is a primary target for …

Temperature evolution and the oxygen isotope composition of Phanerozoic oceans from carbonate clumped isotope thermometry

GA Henkes, BH Passey, EL Grossman… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Surface temperature is among the most important parameters describing planetary climate
and habitability, and yet there remains considerable debate about the temperature evolution …

Temperature Dependence of Clumped Isotopes (∆47) in Aragonite

NJ de Winter, R Witbaard, IJ Kocken… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Clumped isotope thermometry can independently constrain the formation temperatures of
carbonates, but a lack of precisely temperature‐controlled calibration samples limits its …

On the role of tectonics in stimulating the Cretaceous diversification of mammals

LN Weaver, JR Kelson, RM Holder, NA Niemi… - Earth-science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mammals rose to prominence in terrestrial ecosystems after the Cretaceous–Paleogene
mass extinction, but the mammalian lineages characteristic of Paleogene faunas began their …

Absolute seasonal temperature estimates from clumped isotopes in bivalve shells suggest warm and variable greenhouse climate

NJ De Winter, IA Müller, IJ Kocken, N Thibault… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Seasonal variability in sea surface temperatures plays a fundamental role in climate
dynamics and species distribution. Seasonal bias can also severely compromise the …

[HTML][HTML] Deltas: a new classification expanding Bates's concepts

C Zavala, M Arcuri, M Di Meglio, A Zorzano… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Deltas constitute complex depositional systems formed when a land-derived gravity-flow
(carrying water and sediments) discharges into a marine or lacustrine standing body of …