Deconstructing South China and consequences for reconstructing Nuna and Rodinia
Contrasting models for internal and external locations of South China within the Nuna and
Rodinia supercontinents can be resolved when the current lithotectonic associations of …
Rodinia supercontinents can be resolved when the current lithotectonic associations of …
Divergent evolutionary trajectories of bryophytes and tracheophytes from a complex common ancestor of land plants
The origin of plants and their colonization of land fundamentally transformed the terrestrial
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
[HTML][HTML] Tracing the Precambrian tectonic history of East Asia from Neoproterozoic sedimentation and magmatism in the Korean Peninsula
SW Kim, WS Kee, M Santosh, DL Cho, PS Hong… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Neoproterozoic metasedimentary successions and igneous suites in the central Korean
Peninsula provide important insights into the tectonic evolution of East Asia. Here we report …
Peninsula provide important insights into the tectonic evolution of East Asia. Here we report …
A one-billion-year-old multicellular chlorophyte
Chlorophytes (representing a clade within the Viridiplantae and a sister group of the
Streptophyta) probably dominated marine export bioproductivity and played a key role in …
Streptophyta) probably dominated marine export bioproductivity and played a key role in …
New geochronologic and paleomagnetic results from early Neoproterozoic mafic sills and late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic successions in the eastern …
The interval from the late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic is generally considered
as a critical time for the amalgamation of Rodinia. The location of the North China Craton …
as a critical time for the amalgamation of Rodinia. The location of the North China Craton …
Phosphorus-limited conditions in the early Neoproterozoic ocean maintained low levels of atmospheric oxygen
R Guilbaud, SW Poulton, J Thompson, KF Husband… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The redox chemistry of anoxic continental margin settings evolved from widespread sulfide-
containing (euxinic) conditions to a global ferruginous (iron-containing) state in the early …
containing (euxinic) conditions to a global ferruginous (iron-containing) state in the early …
A global transition to ferruginous conditions in the early Neoproterozoic oceans
Eukaryotic life expanded during the Proterozoic eon, 2.5 to 0.542 billion years ago, against a
background of fluctuating ocean chemistry,,. After about 1.8 billion years ago, the global …
background of fluctuating ocean chemistry,,. After about 1.8 billion years ago, the global …
Detrital zircon U-Pb and Hf isotopic and whole-rock geochemical study of the Bayan Obo Group, northern margin of the North China Craton: Implications for Rodinia …
C Liu, G Zhao, F Liu, J Shi - Precambrian Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Zha'ertai-Bayan Obo-Huade rift zone is located in the northern margin of the
North China Craton (NCC), where rift-related supracrustal successions are divided into the …
North China Craton (NCC), where rift-related supracrustal successions are divided into the …
Reconstructing Tonian seawater 87Sr/86Sr using calcite microspar
Abstract The Tonian Period followed a long interval of relative stasis and led into the climatic
extremes and biological radiations of multicellular life during the Cryogenian and Ediacaran …
extremes and biological radiations of multicellular life during the Cryogenian and Ediacaran …
Nitrate limitation in early Neoproterozoic oceans delayed the ecological rise of eukaryotes
The early Neoproterozoic Era witnessed the initial ecological rise of eukaryotes at ca. 800
Ma. To assess whether nitrate availability played an important role in this evolutionary event …
Ma. To assess whether nitrate availability played an important role in this evolutionary event …