Neoproterozoic glaciations in a revised global palaeogeography from the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Gondwanaland
This review paper presents a set of revised global palaeogeographic maps for the 825–540
Ma interval using the latest palaeomagnetic data, along with lithological information for …
Ma interval using the latest palaeomagnetic data, along with lithological information for …
The microbial carbon pump and climate change
The ocean has been a regulator of climate change throughout the history of Earth. One key
mechanism is the mediation of the carbon reservoir by refractory dissolved organic carbon …
mechanism is the mediation of the carbon reservoir by refractory dissolved organic carbon …
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 Neoproterozoic oxygenation event: Environmental perturbations and biogeochemical cycling
LM Och, GA Shields-Zhou - Earth-Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The oxygen content of the Earth's surface environment is thought to have increased in two
broad steps: the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) around the Archean–Proterozoic boundary …
broad steps: the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) around the Archean–Proterozoic boundary …
Continental flood basalt weathering as a trigger for Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth
GM Cox, GP Halverson, RK Stevenson… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Atmospheric CO 2 levels and global climate are regulated on geological timescales by the
silicate weathering feedback. However, this thermostat has failed multiple times in Earth's …
silicate weathering feedback. However, this thermostat has failed multiple times in Earth's …
Stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (ca. 635–551 Ma) in south China
The Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (ca. 635–551Ma) in South China contains
exceptionally well-preserved fossils of multicellular eukaryotes including early animals, and …
exceptionally well-preserved fossils of multicellular eukaryotes including early animals, and …
Progress towards an improved Precambrian seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve
The secular trend of seawater strontium isotope ratio (87 Sr/86 Sr) reflects changes in the
relative contributions of continental versus mantle reservoirs to ocean composition, and …
relative contributions of continental versus mantle reservoirs to ocean composition, and …
Calibrating the temporal and spatial dynamics of the Ediacaran-Cambrian radiation of animals
Abstract The Ediacaran-Cambrian transition, which incorporates the radiation of animals,
lacks a robust global temporal and spatial framework, resulting in major uncertainty in the …
lacks a robust global temporal and spatial framework, resulting in major uncertainty in the …
Global and local drivers of the Ediacaran Shuram carbon isotope excursion
Abstract The Ediacaran Shuram carbon isotope excursion (CIE) follows the regional
Gaskiers glaciation and occurs before the appearance of macroscopic animal fossils …
Gaskiers glaciation and occurs before the appearance of macroscopic animal fossils …
Towards an Ediacaran time scale: problems, protocols, and prospects
Abstract The Ediacaran Period follows the Cryogenian Period in the wake of a snowball
Earth glaciation and precedes the Cambrian Period with its rising tide of animal radiation. It …
Earth glaciation and precedes the Cambrian Period with its rising tide of animal radiation. It …