Mercury as a proxy for volcanic emissions in the geologic record

SE Grasby, TR Them II, Z Chen, R Yin… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions are increasingly considered to have driven mass
extinction events throughout the Phanerozoic; however, uncertainties in radiometric age …

Microbes, mud and methane: cause and consequence of recurrent E arly J urassic anoxia following the end‐T riassic mass extinction

B Van de Schootbrugge, A Bachan, G Suan… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The end‐T riassic mass extinction (c. 201.6 Ma) was one of the five largest mass‐extinction
events in the history of animal life. It was also associated with a dramatic, long‐lasting …

Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: an update

DPG Bond, PB Wignall, G Keller… - Volcanism, impacts, and …, 2014 - books.google.com
The temporal link between mass extinctions and large igneous provinces is well known.
Here, we examine this link by focusing on the potential climatic effects of large igneous …

Cryosphere carbon dynamics control early Toarcian global warming and sea level evolution

W Ruebsam, B Mayer, L Schwark - Global and Planetary Change, 2019 - Elsevier
The Earth's cryosphere represents a huge climate-sensitive carbon reservoir capable of
releasing carbon dioxide (CO 2) and methane (CH 4) from permafrost soils or gas reservoirs …

Secular environmental precursors to Early Toarcian (Jurassic) extreme climate changes

G Suan, E Mattioli, B Pittet, C Lécuyer… - Earth and Planetary …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE), about 183myr ago, was a global event of
environmental and carbon cycle perturbations, which deeply affected both marine biota and …

How contact metamorphism can trigger global climate changes: Modeling gas generation around igneous sills in sedimentary basins

I Aarnes, H Svensen, JAD Connolly… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Large volumes of greenhouse gases such as CH4 and CO2 form by contact metamorphism
of organic-rich sediments in aureoles around sill intrusions in sedimentary basins …

δ13C of terrestrial vegetation records Toarcian CO2 and climate gradients

W Ruebsam, M Reolid, L Schwark - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Throughout Earth's history, variations in atmospheric CO2 concentration modulated climate.
Understanding changes in atmospheric carbon cycle is therefore pivotal in predicting …

A carbon-isotope perturbation at the Pliensbachian–Toarcian boundary: evidence from the Lias Group, NE England

K Littler, SP Hesselbo, HC Jenkyns - Geological Magazine, 2010 - cambridge.org
A perturbation in the carbon-isotope record at the time of the Pliensbachian–Toarcian
boundary (~ 184 Ma) in the Early Jurassic is reported, based on new data from Yorkshire …

Polar record of Early Jurassic massive carbon injection

G Suan, BL Nikitenko, MA Rogov, F Baudin… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
The Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE)(ca. 182Myr, Early Jurassic) represents one of
the best-recognized examples of greenhouse warming, decreased seawater oxygenation …

Emplacement characteristics, time scales, and volcanic gas release rates of continental flood basalt eruptions on Earth

S Self, A Schmidt, TA Mather - Geological Society of America …, 2014 - books.google.com
Continental flood basalt provinces are the subaerial expression of large igneous province
volcanism. The emplacement of a continental flood basalt is an exceptional volcanic event in …