Phanerozoic paleotemperatures: The earth's changing climate during the last 540 million years
This study provides a comprehensive and quantitative estimate of how global temperatures
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
[HTML][HTML] The impacts of land plant evolution on Earth's climate and oxygenation state–An interdisciplinary review
TW Dahl, SKM Arens - Chemical Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
The Paleozoic emergence of terrestrial plants has been linked to a stepwise increase in
Earth's O 2 levels and a cooling of Earth's climate by drawdown of atmospheric CO 2 …
Earth's O 2 levels and a cooling of Earth's climate by drawdown of atmospheric CO 2 …
[HTML][HTML] On the causes of mass extinctions
The temporal link between large igneous province (LIP) eruptions and at least half of the
major extinctions of the Phanerozoic implies that large scale volcanism is the main driver of …
major extinctions of the Phanerozoic implies that large scale volcanism is the main driver of …
No (Cambrian) explosion and no (Ordovician) event: a single long-term radiation in the early Palaeozoic
T Servais, B Cascales-Miñana, DAT Harper… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cambrian 'Explosion', located by many authors between 540 and 520 million
years ago (Ma), is considered to be an abrupt appearance in the fossil record of most animal …
years ago (Ma), is considered to be an abrupt appearance in the fossil record of most animal …
The great Ordovician biodiversification event (GOBE): definition, concept and duration
T Servais, DAT Harper - Lethaia, 2018 - idunn.no
The Ordovician biodiversification has been recognized since the 1960s; the term 'The Great
Ordovician Biodiversification Event', abbreviated by many as the 'GOBE', has been used for …
Ordovician Biodiversification Event', abbreviated by many as the 'GOBE', has been used for …
First plants cooled the Ordovician
The Late Ordovician period, ending 444 million years ago, was marked by the onset of
glaciations. The expansion of non-vascular land plants accelerated chemical weathering …
glaciations. The expansion of non-vascular land plants accelerated chemical weathering …
Late Ordovician mass extinction caused by volcanism, warming, and anoxia, not cooling and glaciation
The Ordovician saw major diversification in marine life abruptly terminated by the Late
Ordovician mass extinction (LOME). Around 85% of species were eliminated in two pulses 1 …
Ordovician mass extinction (LOME). Around 85% of species were eliminated in two pulses 1 …
Co-evolution of oceans, climate, and the biosphere during the 'Ordovician Revolution': a review
TJ Algeo, PJ Marenco, MR Saltzman - Palaeogeography …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Ordovician Period (~ 485-444 Ma) was an interval of major, causally interconnected 15
changes in the Earth's biotic, climatic, and environmental systems. The diversity of marine …
changes in the Earth's biotic, climatic, and environmental systems. The diversity of marine …
Environmental changes in the Late Ordovician–early Silurian: Review and new insights from black shales and nitrogen isotopes
MJ Melchin, CE Mitchell, C Holmden, P Štorch - Bulletin, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Late Ordovician (Katian-Hirnantian) through earliest Silurian (Rhuddanian)
interval was a time of varying climate and sea level, marked by a peak glacial episode in the …
interval was a time of varying climate and sea level, marked by a peak glacial episode in the …
[HTML][HTML] Modelling the long-term carbon cycle, atmospheric CO2, and Earth surface temperature from late Neoproterozoic to present day
Over geological timescales, CO 2 levels are determined by the operation of the long term
carbon cycle, and it is generally thought that changes in atmospheric CO 2 concentration …
carbon cycle, and it is generally thought that changes in atmospheric CO 2 concentration …