Gas hydrate, a frozen, naturally‐occurring, and highly‐concentrated form of methane, sequesters significant carbon in the global system and is stable only over a range of low …
P Wang, Y Du, W Yu, TJ Algeo, Q Zhou, Y Xu, L Qi… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The glacial-interglacial transitions of ice ages are associated with large, rapid changes in climate, which potentially can be reconstructed from stratigraphic profiles of the chemical …
The oxygen content of the Earth's surface environment is thought to have increased in two broad steps: the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE) around the Archean–Proterozoic boundary …
Metazoans are likely to have their roots in the Cryogenian period,,, but there is a marked increase in the appearance of novel animal and algae fossils shortly after the termination of …
The Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (ca. 635–551Ma) in South China contains exceptionally well-preserved fossils of multicellular eukaryotes including early animals, and …
D Condon, M Zhu, S Bowring, W Wang, A Yang, Y Jin - science, 2005 - science.org
U-Pb zircon dates from volcanic ash beds within the Doushantuo Formation (China) indicate that its deposition occurred between 635 and 551 million years ago. The base records …
GP Halverson, PF Hoffman… - Geological …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Glacial deposits of Sturtian and Marinoan age occur in the well-studied Neoproterozoic successions of northern Namibia, South Australia, and northwestern Canada. In all three …
Many aspects of the carbon cycle can be assessed from temporal changes in the 13C/12C ratio of oceanic bicarbonate. 13C/12C can temporarily rise when large amounts of 13C …
Phosphorus is a biolimiting nutrient that has an important role in regulating the burial of organic matter and the redox state of the ocean–atmosphere system. The ratio of …