On the role of tectonics in stimulating the Cretaceous diversification of mammals
Mammals rose to prominence in terrestrial ecosystems after the Cretaceous–Paleogene
mass extinction, but the mammalian lineages characteristic of Paleogene faunas began their …
mass extinction, but the mammalian lineages characteristic of Paleogene faunas began their …
Geochemistry of cold hydrocarbon seeps: an overview
JK Cochran, NH Landman, M Jakubowicz… - Ancient Hydrocarbon …, 2022 - Springer
A fundamental geochemical process operating at methane seeps is the anaerobic oxidation
of methane (AOM) by which methane is oxidized and sulfate is reduced. This process takes …
of methane (AOM) by which methane is oxidized and sulfate is reduced. This process takes …
Impact of green clay authigenesis on element sequestration in marine settings
Retrograde clay mineral reactions (reverse weathering), including glauconite formation, are
first-order controls on element sequestration in marine sediments. Here, we report …
first-order controls on element sequestration in marine sediments. Here, we report …
A tropically hot mid-Cretaceous North American Western interior seaway
The mid-Cretaceous thermal maximum (KTM) during Cenomanian to Santonian times from
ca. 100 to 83 Ma is considered among Earth's warmest sustained intervals of the …
ca. 100 to 83 Ma is considered among Earth's warmest sustained intervals of the …
[HTML][HTML] New evidence from the Paleoproterozoic Gunflint Iron Formation for microbially-driven, early diagenetic precipitation of siderite
EA Holme, GA Henkes, ET Rasbury, PW Fralick… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Petrographic, geochemical, C-, O-, and clumped isotope measurements of drill core
samples from the Paleoproterozoic (1.88 Ga) Gunflint Iron Formation containing siderite …
samples from the Paleoproterozoic (1.88 Ga) Gunflint Iron Formation containing siderite …
Reconstructing paleoenvironments of the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, USA, using paired triple oxygen and carbonate clumped isotope measurements
Fossiliferous carbonate concretions are commonly found in sediments deposited in the Late
Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. Although concretions are diagenetic features, well …
Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. Although concretions are diagenetic features, well …
[HTML][HTML] Internal anatomy of a brachyuran crab from a Late Cretaceous methane seep and an overview of internal soft tissues in fossil decapod crustaceans
Cretaceous-aged methane seep carbonates in the Western Interior Seaway, USA, have
yielded a relatively high diversity and concentration of fossils, including decapod …
yielded a relatively high diversity and concentration of fossils, including decapod …
Ammonites as paleothermometers: Isotopically reconstructed temperatures of the Western Interior Seaway track global records
JRC McCraw, TS Tobin, JK Cochran… - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonites are externally shelled cephalopods that were common in the North American
Western Interior Seaway (WIS), and as they grew their aragonitic shells via accretion, they …
Western Interior Seaway (WIS), and as they grew their aragonitic shells via accretion, they …
U–Pb geochronology and stable isotope geochemistry of terrestrial carbonates, Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah: Implications for Synchronicity of …
The terrestrial Lower Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, is a critical archive of
paleoclimate, tectonics, and vertebrate ecology and evolution. Early Cretaceous carbon …
paleoclimate, tectonics, and vertebrate ecology and evolution. Early Cretaceous carbon …
Discharge timing and origin of fluids at methane seeps in the late Cretaceous subduction zone of Hokkaido, Japan: Coupling U–Pb calcite dating with Sr–Nd isotope …
Seepage of methane-rich fluids is common in subduction zones throughout Earth's history.
However, the causes and hydrogeological regimes of methane seepage in the geological …
However, the causes and hydrogeological regimes of methane seepage in the geological …