Cretaceous integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas

D Xi, G Li, S Jiang, X Rao, T Jiang, T Wang… - Science China Earth …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Cretaceous Period is a vital time interval in deciphering the evolutionary history
of the Neo-Tethys Ocean and the convergence of different plates and blocks across the …

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction preceding and during the early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a in southern Tibet, eastern Tethys

Y Nie, X Fu, H Wei, F Lin, S Zeng, A Mansour… - Cretaceous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1a,∼ 120 Ma) represents an episode
of severe paleoenvironmental disturbance during the Cretaceous, marked by the …

Tracing black shales in the source of a porphyry Mo deposit using molybdenum isotopes

Q Xue, L Zhang, S Chen, K Guo, T Li, Z Han… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Porphyry Mo deposits are important suppliers of molybdenum for industrial applications, but
the origin and source of metals in these deposits remain debated. Here, we present Mo …

Siderite from the Tibetan Himalaya: Evidence for a low sulphate ocean during Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (Early Aptian)

F Meng, Z Han, X Hu, HC Jenkyns, B Zhang… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mesozoic oceanic anoxic events were characterized by relatively low seawater sulphate
concentrations ([SO 4 2−]), which likely regulated the development and evolution of these …

Chemo-and cyclostratigraphic records of the Albian from the Tethyan Himalaya of southern Tibet, China

X Liu, Y Zhang, K Han, SJ Batenburg, H Guo… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Albian Age is characterized by frequent short-lived perturbations of the global
carbon cycle, including a series of Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs). Carbon Isotope …

Biostratigraphy, carbon isotopes and cyclostratigraphy of the Albian-Cenomanian transition and Oceanic Anoxic Event 1d in southern Tibet

H Yao, X Chen, MC Melinte-Dobrinescu, H Wu… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Albian and Cenomanian, the Earth underwent profound climatic and
oceanographic changes that were recorded in sedimentary successions on a global scale …

Hydrocarbon seepage in the mid-Cretaceous greenhouse world: A new perspective from southern Tibet

H Yao, X Chen, B Brunner, D Birgel, Y Lu, H Guo… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The mid-Cretaceous greenhouse climate was induced by volcanic outgassing and the
release of biogenic or thermogenic methane into the ocean-atmosphere system. During this …

Planktic foraminifera of the upper Barremian–Aptian black shale intervals from the Chaqiela section (Gamba, southern Tibet): Biostratigraphic and …

P Fang, H Luo, B Xu, BT Huber, Y Zhu, L Mu - Cretaceous Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine sedimentary intervals of the upper Barremian–upper Aptian record the profound
changes in global plate configurations and the ocean-climate system. Black shale lithofacies …

Evolution of continental inputs and watermass during cretaceous oceanic anoxic event 2 in the Neo-Tethyan region: Evidence from Nd-isotopes in southern Tibet

X Cheng, B Chang, Z Zeng, L Zhou, J Huang… - Chemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
During the mid-Cretaceous extreme greenhouse (∼ 90 to 125 Ma), changes in continental
inputs and water-mass circulation influenced nutrient distribution and set the stage for ocean …

Evolution of volcanic activity and its impact on continental weathering, paleoproductivity, and runoff during the early Aptian in southern Tibet (eastern Tethys) …

Y Nie, X Fu, A Mansour, S Zeng, MS Ahmed, F Hu… - Sedimentary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a), or the Selli Event, occurred in the early
Aptian (~ 120 Ma) and represents an episode of global carbon-cycle perturbation caused by …