Marine biogeochemical nitrogen cycling through Earth's history
Earth's marine nitrogen cycle has co-evolved with life and redox conditions over geological
time. In this Review, we provide an account of nitrogen cycling in the world's oceans over the …
time. In this Review, we provide an account of nitrogen cycling in the world's oceans over the …
Salinity reconstruction in Proterozoic depositional systems
Although elemental proxies (ie, boron/gallium [B/Ga], strontium/barium [Sr/Ba], and
sulfur/total organic carbon [S/TOC]) have been extensively used to evaluate paleo …
sulfur/total organic carbon [S/TOC]) have been extensively used to evaluate paleo …
Dynamic deep-water oxygenation of marginal seas in the aftermath of the Sturtian Snowball Earth: Insights from redox-hydrological reconstructions of the Nanhua …
F Dong, L Yin, Z Dong, J Liu, Z Tan, X Long, W Jia… - Precambrian …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Cryogenian interglacial period, separated by the Sturtian and Marinoan icehouses,
witnessed early radiations of eukaryotic algae and the first emergence of putative …
witnessed early radiations of eukaryotic algae and the first emergence of putative …
Marine redox and nutrient dynamics linked to the Cambrian radiation of animals
The early Cambrian witnessed an increase in metazoan ecosystem complexity, likely linked
to enhanced oxygen and nutrient availability. However, while improved stratigraphic and …
to enhanced oxygen and nutrient availability. However, while improved stratigraphic and …
Oxygen increase and the pacing of early animal evolution
K Kaiho, A Shizuya, M Kikuchi, T Komiya… - Global and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
While it is widely accepted that early animals originated and primarily evolved during the
Neoproterozoic to Cambrian period, there remains ongoing debate over how fluctuations in …
Neoproterozoic to Cambrian period, there remains ongoing debate over how fluctuations in …
[HTML][HTML] Dynamic evolution of marine productivity, redox, and biogeochemical cycling track local and global controls on Cryogenian sea-level change
The Cryogenian period of the Neoproterozoic was marked by two Snowball Earth
glaciations that bookended a non-glacial interval that lasted roughly 10 million years. The …
glaciations that bookended a non-glacial interval that lasted roughly 10 million years. The …
[HTML][HTML] Life through an Ediacaran glaciation: Shale-and diamictite-hosted organic-walled microfossil assemblages from the late Neoproterozoic of the Tanafjorden …
New organic-walled microfossil (OWM) assemblages are reported from upper
Neoproterozoic glacial and interglacial siliciclastic deposits in Finnmark, northern Norway. A …
Neoproterozoic glacial and interglacial siliciclastic deposits in Finnmark, northern Norway. A …
Hydrological dynamics and manganese mineralization in the wake of the Sturtian glaciation
Y Ye, X Wang, H Wang, H Fan, Z Chen, Q Guo… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cryogenian Sturtian and Marinoan glaciations stand as the most extreme
climate events in Earth history. Intriguingly, large-scale Mn carbonates characterize the …
climate events in Earth history. Intriguingly, large-scale Mn carbonates characterize the …
Climatic-hydrologic influence on redox condition in the Cryogenian interglacial Nanhua Basin: Insights from the Datangpo Formation in the northwestern Yangtze …
G Cao, G Zhang, Y Zhao, T Wang, Y Liu, Q Li… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tracking climatic and oceanic redox changes throughout the Neoproterozoic Cryogenian is
crucial to a better understanding of the coevolution of life and environment in geological …
crucial to a better understanding of the coevolution of life and environment in geological …
[HTML][HTML] Surface water oxygenation and low bioproductivity during deposition of iron formation of the Jacadigo Group (Brazil): Insights from combined cadmium …
Abstract The Banda Alta Formation (Urucum district, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil)
comprises∼ 600 Ma Fe and Mn deposits, which are among the world's youngest and largest …
comprises∼ 600 Ma Fe and Mn deposits, which are among the world's youngest and largest …