Step in Time: Biomineralisation of Bivalve's Shell

V Louis, L Besseau, F Lartaud - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Biomineralisation process which is the induction of the precipitation of a mineral by an
organism, generates hard tissues such as bones, teeth, otoliths and shells …

New and emerging technologies in paleontology and paleobiology: A horizon scanning review

AA Abdelhady, B Seuss, S Jain… - Journal of African Earth …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
A systematic horizon scanning was undertaken to identify the up-to-date perspectives on
paleontological research. A summarized evaluation (applicability and acceptability) was …

Earth's rotation and Earth-Moon distance in the Devonian derived from multiple geological records

C Zeeden, J Laskar, D De Vleeschouwer, D Pas… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Astronomical insolation forcing plays an important role in pacing Earth's climate history,
including paleoclimate dynamics, and its imprint can be seen in various geoarchives. Its …

Quantifying Sub‐Seasonal Growth Rate Changes in Fossil Giant Clams Using Wavelet Transformation of Daily Mg/Ca Cycles

I Arndt, D Coenen, D Evans… - Geochemistry …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Shells of the giant clam Tridacna can provide decade‐long records of past environmental
conditions via their geochemical composition and structurally through growth banding …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-proxy record of the mid-Maastrichtian event in the European Chalk Sea: paleoceanographic implications

Z Dubicka, W Wierny, MJ Bojanowski, M Rakociński… - Gondwana …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The Cretaceous provides us with an excellent case history of ocean-climate-biota system
perturbations. Such perturbations occurred several times during the Cretaceous, such as …

Ultradian rhythms in shell composition of photosymbiotic and non-photosymbiotic mollusks

NJ De Winter, D Killam, L Fröhlich, L De Nooijer… - …, 2023‏ - bg.copernicus.org
The chemical composition of mollusk shells is a useful tool in (paleo) climatology since it
captures inter-and intra-annual variability in environmental conditions. Trace element and …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-isotopic and trace element evidence against different formation pathways for oyster microstructures

NJ de Winter, LK Dämmer, M Falkenroth… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Shells of oysters (Ostreidae) are predominantly composed of foliated and chalky calcite
microstructures. The formation process of the more porous chalky structure is subject to …

Geological evidence reveals a staircase pattern in Earth's rotational deceleration evolution

H Huang, C Ma, J Laskar, M Sinnesael… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
The Earth's rotation has been decelerating throughout its history due to tidal dissipation, but
the variation of the rate of this deceleration through time has not been established. We …

Photosymbiosis and nutrient utilization in giant clams revealed by nitrogen isotope sclerochronology

D Killam, S Das, RC Martindale, KE Gray… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Giant clams are reef-dwelling bivalves that reach unusual sizes through a partnership with
photosymbiotic algae. To date, no shell-based biogeochemical proxy has been found which …

Massive genome reduction predates the divergence of Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates

S Shah, KE Dougan, Y Chen, R Lo, G Laird… - The ISME …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae are taxonomically diverse, predominantly
symbiotic lineages that are well-known for their association with corals. The ancestor of …