Calibrating the temporal and spatial dynamics of the Ediacaran-Cambrian radiation of animals
Abstract The Ediacaran-Cambrian transition, which incorporates the radiation of animals,
lacks a robust global temporal and spatial framework, resulting in major uncertainty in the …
lacks a robust global temporal and spatial framework, resulting in major uncertainty in the …
[HTML][HTML] A Cenozoic Record of Deep Oceanic Zn Isotopic Composition in Ferromanganese Crusts
M Zhao, N Planavsky, X Wang, Y Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ajsonline.org
Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
A Great late Ediacaran ice age
The emergence of the Ediacara biota soon after the Gaskiers glaciation ca. 580 million years
ago (Ma) implies a possible glacial fuse for the evolution of animals. However, the timing of …
ago (Ma) implies a possible glacial fuse for the evolution of animals. However, the timing of …
Environmental drivers of the first major animal extinction across the Ediacaran White Sea-Nama transition
The Ediacara Biota—the oldest communities of complex, macroscopic fossils—consists of
three temporally distinct assemblages: the Avalon (ca. 575–560 Ma), White Sea (ca. 560 …
three temporally distinct assemblages: the Avalon (ca. 575–560 Ma), White Sea (ca. 560 …
Global and local drivers of the Ediacaran Shuram carbon isotope excursion
Abstract The Ediacaran Shuram carbon isotope excursion (CIE) follows the regional
Gaskiers glaciation and occurs before the appearance of macroscopic animal fossils …
Gaskiers glaciation and occurs before the appearance of macroscopic animal fossils …
Implications for Ediacaran biological evolution from the ca. 602 Ma Lantian biota in China
C Yang, Y Li, D Selby, B Wan, C Guan, C Zhou… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The morphologically differentiated benthic macrofossils of algae and putative animal
affinities of the Lantian biota in China represents the oldest known Ediacaran macroscopic …
affinities of the Lantian biota in China represents the oldest known Ediacaran macroscopic …
A late Ediacaran ice age: The key node in the Earth system evolution
R Wang, Z Yin, B Shen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Glacial depositions are widely discovered in the late Ediacaran strata all over the world, but
the temporal and spatial distributions of the Ediacaran glaciations remain poorly …
the temporal and spatial distributions of the Ediacaran glaciations remain poorly …
Implications of an integrated late Ediacaran to early Cambrian stratigraphy of the Siberian Platform, Russia
The transition from the terminal Ediacaran to early Cambrian (ca. 550–530 Ma) witnessed
both the decline of Ediacaran-type soft-bodied and skeletal biota and the rapid …
both the decline of Ediacaran-type soft-bodied and skeletal biota and the rapid …
Pushing the boundary: A calibrated Ediacaran-Cambrian stratigraphic record from the Nama Group in northwestern Republic of South Africa
LL Nelson, J Ramezani, JE Almond… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nama Group exposed on the Neint Nababeep Plateau along the Orange River
in northwestern Republic of South Africa is now recognized as an expanded record of the …
in northwestern Republic of South Africa is now recognized as an expanded record of the …
[HTML][HTML] Constraining the onset and environmental setting of metazoan biomineralization: the Ediacaran Nama Group of the Tsaus Mountains, Namibia
FT Bowyer, CI Uahengo, K Kaputuaza… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of animal (metazoan) biomineralization marks a fundamental transition in Earth's
history, facilitating the diversification of novel body plans as well as the biological control of …
history, facilitating the diversification of novel body plans as well as the biological control of …