Ordovician and Silurian sea–water chemistry, sea level, and climate: a synopsis

A Munnecke, M Calner, DAT Harper… - Palaeogeography …, 2010 - Elsevier
Following the Cambrian Explosion and the appearance in the fossil record of most animal
phyla associated with a range of new body plans, the Ordovician and Silurian periods …

A review of Paleozoic phytoplankton biodiversity: Driver for major evolutionary events?

DM Kroeck, G Mullins, A Zacaï, C Monnet… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phytoplankton form the base of most marine trophic chains and studying their past diversity
at regional and global scales can provide valuable insights into the evolution of marine …

[HTML][HTML] On the causes of mass extinctions

DPG Bond, SE Grasby - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2017 - Elsevier
The temporal link between large igneous province (LIP) eruptions and at least half of the
major extinctions of the Phanerozoic implies that large scale volcanism is the main driver of …

A high-resolution record of early Paleozoic climate

SL Goldberg, TM Present… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The spatial coverage and temporal resolution of the Early Paleozoic paleoclimate record are
limited, primarily due to the paucity of well-preserved skeletal material commonly used for …

[PDF][PDF] Carbon isotope stratigraphy

MR Saltzman, E Thomas, FM Gradstein - The geologic time scale, 2012 - academia.edu
Variations in the 13C/12C value of total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in the world's
oceans through time have been documented through stratigraphic study of marine …

The great Ordovician biodiversification event (GOBE): the palaeoecological dimension

T Servais, AW Owen, DAT Harper, B Kröger… - Palaeogeography …, 2010 - Elsevier
The 'Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event'(GOBE) saw a spectacular increase in marine
biodiversity at all taxonomic levels largely within the phyla established much earlier during …

A new ecological-severity ranking of major Phanerozoic biodiversity crises

GR McGhee Jr, ME Clapham, PM Sheehan… - Palaeogeography …, 2013 - Elsevier
A new ecological-severity ranking of the major Phanerozoic biodiversity crises is proposed
in which the Capitanian crisis is ranked lesser than the Frasnian (Late Devonian) but greater …

Revised correlation of Silurian Provincial Series of North America with global and regional chronostratigraphic units and δ13Ccarb chemostratigraphy

BD Cramer, CE Brett, MJ Melchin, P Maennik… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cramer, BD, Brett, CE, Melchin, MJ, Männik, P., Kleffner, MA, McLaughlin, PI, Loydell, DK,
Munnecke, A., Jeppsson, L., Corradini, C., Brunton, FR & Saltzman, MR 2011: Revised …

A Cenozoic-style scenario for the end-Ordovician glaciation

JF Ghienne, A Desrochers, TRA Vandenbroucke… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The end-Ordovician was an enigmatic interval in the Phanerozoic, known for massive
glaciation potentially at elevated CO2 levels, biogeochemical cycle disruptions recorded as …

Large vertical δ13CDIC gradients in Early Triassic seas of the South China craton: Implications for oceanographic changes related to Siberian Traps volcanism

H Song, J Tong, TJ Algeo, M Horacek, H Qiu… - Global and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Vertical gradients in the δ13C of seawater dissolved inorganic carbon (Δδ13CDIC) can be
estimated for paleomarine systems based on δ13Ccarb data from sections representing a …