The Mesoproterozoic oxygenation event

S Zhang, H Wang, X Wang, Y Ye - Science China Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The accumulation of oxygen is one of the most important characteristics that distinguish
Earth from other planets in the solar system, which is also considered to be the key factor …

[HTML][HTML] Microbially mediated fossil concretions and their characterization by the latest methodologies: A review

NK Dhami, PF Greenwood, SF Poropat… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The study of well-preserved organic matter (OM) within mineral concretions has provided
key insights into depositional and environmental conditions in deep time. Concretions of …

A pulse of oxygen increase in the early Mesoproterozoic ocean at ca. 1.57–1.56 Ga

M Shang, D Tang, X Shi, L Zhou, X Zhou… - Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
The relationship between oxygen and evolution of early eukaryotes including algae and
primitive animals in geological history has been debated, partly due to the varying estimates …

[PDF][PDF] 中元古代海洋生物碳泵: 有机质来源, 降解与富集

张水昌, 王华建, 王晓梅, 叶云涛 - 科学通报, 2022 - researchgate.net
摘要碳循环是生命改造地球的最主要途径. 海洋是地球上最大的活跃碳库, 其储碳-
释碳的异常波动对地球表层系统演化具有革命性影响. 然而, 中元古代无机碳同位素的相对稳定 …

Mesoproterozoic molar tooth structure related to increased marine oxygenation

D Tang, H Fang, X Shi, L Liang, L Zhou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Marine carbonate fabrics are intrinsically related to ocean chemistry, physical processes and
biological activity. Molar tooth structure (MTS), a globally distributed structure in Proterozoic …

Structure and evolution of clay-organic nanocomposites in three leading shales in China

Y Gu, Q Wan, X Li, T Han, S Yang, Q Hu - Journal of Earth Science, 2023 - Springer
Organic matter (OM) in shales occurs as nanometer-sized intercalations with clay minerals
that are termed as clay-organic nanocomposites; however, the OM occurrence in …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal evolution of shallow marine diagenetic environments: Insights from carbonate concretions

SJ Loyd, P Meister, B Liu, K Nichols, FA Corsetti… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Early diagenesis of marine organic matter dramatically impacts Earth's surface chemistry by
changing the burial potential of carbon and promoting the formation of authigenic mineral …

Mesoproterozoic oxygenated deep seawater recorded by early diagenetic carbonate concretions from the Member IV of the Xiamaling Formation, North China

A Liu, D Tang, X Shi, X Zhou, L Zhou, M Shang… - Precambrian …, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxygen availability is crucial for the evolution of eukaryotes in geological history. However,
the evolution of mid-Proterozoic oceanic–atmospheric redox conditions remains heavily …

The formation of marine red beds and iron cycling on the Mesoproterozoic North China Platform

D Tang, J Ma, X Shi, M Lechte, X Zhou - American Mineralogist, 2020 - degruyter.com
Marine red beds (MRBs) are common in sedimentary records, but their genesis and
environmental implications remain controversial. Genetic models proposed for MRBs …

Pore evolution model and diagenetic evolution sequence of the Mesoproterozoic Xiamaling shale in Zhangjiakou, Hebei

L Xu, K Yang, H Wei, L Liu, Z Jiang, X Li, L Chen… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current research on diagenesis and its evolution focuses mainly on sandstone reservoirs.
Conventional oil and gas reservoir observation techniques for characterizing shale …