Biosedimentological features of major microbe-metazoan transitions (MMTs) from Precambrian to Cenozoic

ZQ Chen, C Tu, Y Pei, J Ogg, Y Fang, S Wu… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biotic activities are involved in almost all sedimentation processes throughout the
evolutionary history of life on our planet. However, deep-time organism-induced …

The Smithian/Spathian boundary (late Early Triassic): A review of ammonoid, conodont, and carbon-isotopic criteria

L Zhang, MJ Orchard, A Brayard, TJ Algeo, L Zhao… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The transition from the Smithian substage to the Spathian substage of the Olenekian stage
of the late Early Triassic was a critical time marked by a series of biological and …

Establishing the link between Permian volcanism and biodiversity changes: Insights from geochemical proxies

J Chen, Y Xu - Gondwana Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Current understanding of biodiversity changes in the Permian is presented, especially the
consensus and disagreement on the tempo, duration, and pattern of end-Guadalupian and …

Microbial blooms triggered pyrite framboid enrichment and oxygen depletion in carbonate platforms immediately after the latest Permian extinction

ZQ Chen, Y Fang, PB Wignall, Z Guo… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Redox variations across the Permian‐Triassic boundary (PTB) have long been debated,
especially during the proliferation of PTB microbialites. Here, we report redox fluctuations …

Dynamics of the largest carbon isotope excursion during the Early Triassic biotic recovery

P Widmann, H Bucher, M Leu, T Vennemann… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The dynamics of the carbon cycle across different timescales is crucial for understanding
past and present global climate changes. Following the Permian–Triassic boundary mass …

The survival, recovery, and diversification of metazoan reef ecosystems following the end-Permian mass extinction event

RC Martindale, WJ Foster, F Velledits - Palaeogeography …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Triassic Period records important ecological transitions in the aftermath of the
end-Permian mass extinction and is a key interval in the evolution of modern coral reefs …

A Unitary Association-based conodont biozonation of the Smithian–Spathian boundary (Early Triassic) and associated biotic crisis from South China

M Leu, H Bucher, T Vennemann, B Bagherpour… - Swiss Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Smithian–Spathian boundary (SSB) crisis played a prominent role in resetting
the evolution and diversity of the nekton (ammonoids and conodonts) during the Early …

Sponge-microbial build-ups from the lowermost Triassic Chanakhchi section in southern Armenia: Microfacies and stable carbon isotopes

E Friesenbichler, S Richoz, A Baud, L Krystyn… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
The end-Permian mass extinction was the most severe biotic crisis in Earth's history. In its
direct aftermath microbial communities colonized some of the space left vacant after the …

Timing of global regression and microbial bloom linked with the Permian-Triassic boundary mass extinction: implications for driving mechanisms

B Baresel, H Bucher, B Bagherpour, M Brosse… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
New high-resolution U-Pb dates indicate a duration of 89±38 kyr for the Permian hiatus and
of 14±57 kyr for the overlying Triassic microbial limestone in shallow water settings of the …

The effects of planar structures on reservoir quality of Triassic Kangan formation in the central Persian Gulf, an integrated approach

S Kaveh-Ahangar, R Nozaem, V Tavakoli - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Planar structures including stylolites, solution seams, dense streaks, bedding and cross-
bedding surfaces, and fractures of carbonate Early Triassic Kangan Formation were …