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 …
Giving the early fossil record of sponges a squeeze
JB Antcliffe, RHT Callow, MD Brasier - Biological Reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty candidate fossils with claim to be the oldest representative of the P hylum P orifera
have been re‐analysed. Three criteria are used to assess each candidate:(i) the diagnostic …
have been re‐analysed. Three criteria are used to assess each candidate:(i) the diagnostic …
Assembly, configuration, and break-up history of Rodinia: a synthesis
This paper presents a brief synthesis of the current state of knowledge on the formation and
break-up of the early-Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, and the subsequent assembly …
break-up of the early-Neoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, and the subsequent assembly …
Oceanic oxygenation events in the anoxic Ediacaran ocean
The ocean‐atmosphere system is typically envisioned to have gone through a unidirectional
oxygenation with significant oxygen increases in the earliest (ca. 635 Ma), middle (ca. 580 …
oxygenation with significant oxygen increases in the earliest (ca. 635 Ma), middle (ca. 580 …
Reconstruction of secular variation in seawater sulfate concentrations
Long-term secular variation in seawater sulfate concentrations ([SO 4 2−] SW) is of interest
owing to its relationship to the oxygenation history of Earth's surface environment. In this …
owing to its relationship to the oxygenation history of Earth's surface environment. In this …
Integrated Ediacaran (Sinian) chronostratigraphy of South China
M Zhu, J Zhang, A Yang - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2007 - Elsevier
The Ediacaran Period was a critical time in the history of life and Earth. Understanding the
complex interactions between geological and biological events during this interval requires …
complex interactions between geological and biological events during this interval requires …
[PDF][PDF] Geochronologic constraints on the chronostratigraphic framework of the Neoproterozoic Huqf Supergroup, Sultanate of Oman
SA Bowring, JP Grotzinger, DJ Condon… - American Journal of …, 2007 - ajsonline.org
The Huqf Supergroup, Sultanate of Oman, contains an important record of Neoproterozoic
history, including evidence for two glaciations, a massive reorganization of the global carbon …
history, including evidence for two glaciations, a massive reorganization of the global carbon …
Carbon isotope variability across the Ediacaran Yangtze platform in South China: Implications for a large surface-to-deep ocean δ13C gradient
New isotope data obtained from relatively conformable, carbonate-rich strata of the
Ediacaran Yangtze platform in South China reveal substantial δ13C variability. In platform …
Ediacaran Yangtze platform in South China reveal substantial δ13C variability. In platform …
A palaeogeographic context for Neoproterozoic glaciation
PF Hoffman, ZX Li - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2009 - Elsevier
The distributions of 77 Neoproterozoic glacigenic formations are shown on global
palaeogeographic maps for 715 Ma (Sturtian), 635 Ma (Marinoan) and 580 Ma (Ediacaran) …
palaeogeographic maps for 715 Ma (Sturtian), 635 Ma (Marinoan) and 580 Ma (Ediacaran) …
Zircon U–Pb age and Hf isotope evidence for 3.8 Ga crustal remnant and episodic reworking of Archean crust in South China
Four populations of zircons are recognized by U–Pb analyses of the Neoproterozoic Liantuo
Formation in the northern part of the Yangtze Block, South China. They are grains of detrital …
Formation in the northern part of the Yangtze Block, South China. They are grains of detrital …