Integrated records of environmental change and evolution challenge the Cambrian Explosion
Abstract The 'Cambrian Explosion'describes the rapid increase in animal diversity and
abundance, as manifest in the fossil record, between~ 540 and 520 million years ago (Ma) …
abundance, as manifest in the fossil record, between~ 540 and 520 million years ago (Ma) …
Ediacaran extinction and Cambrian explosion
The Ediacaran–Cambrian (E–C) transition marks the most important geobiological
revolution of the past billion years, including the Earth's first crisis of macroscopic eukaryotic …
revolution of the past billion years, including the Earth's first crisis of macroscopic eukaryotic …
Calibrating the coevolution of Ediacaran life and environment
AD Rooney, MD Cantine… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The rise of animals occurred during an interval of Earth history that witnessed dynamic
marine redox conditions, potentially rapid plate motions, and uniquely large perturbations to …
marine redox conditions, potentially rapid plate motions, and uniquely large perturbations to …
Environmental drivers of the first major animal extinction across the Ediacaran White Sea-Nama transition
The Ediacara Biota—the oldest communities of complex, macroscopic fossils—consists of
three temporally distinct assemblages: the Avalon (ca. 575–560 Ma), White Sea (ca. 560 …
three temporally distinct assemblages: the Avalon (ca. 575–560 Ma), White Sea (ca. 560 …
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 …
Extensive marine anoxia during the terminal Ediacaran Period
The terminal Ediacaran Period witnessed the decline of the Ediacara biota (which may have
included many stem-group animals). To test whether oceanic anoxia might have played a …
included many stem-group animals). To test whether oceanic anoxia might have played a …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] A Cenozoic Record of Deep Oceanic Zn Isotopic Composition in Ferromanganese Crusts
M Zhao, N Planavsky, X Wang, Y Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ajsonline.org
Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
New high‐resolution age data from the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary indicate rapid, ecologically driven onset of the Cambrian explosion
The replacement of the late Precambrian Ediacaran biota by morphologically disparate
animals at the beginning of the Phanerozoic was a key event in the history of life on Earth …
animals at the beginning of the Phanerozoic was a key event in the history of life on Earth …
Theory and classification of mass extinction causation
Theory regarding the causation of mass extinctions is in need of systematization, which is
the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction has both an ultimate cause, ie the trigger …
the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction has both an ultimate cause, ie the trigger …