Iron‐biomineralizing organelle in magnetotactic bacteria: function, synthesis and preservation in ancient rock samples

M Amor, FP Mathon, CL Monteil… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are ubiquitous aquatic microorganisms that incorporate iron
from their environment to synthesize intracellular nanoparticles of magnetite (Fe3O4) or …

Revisiting the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum “Carbon Cycle Conundrum” With New Estimates of Atmospheric pCO2 From Boron Isotopes

MJ Henehan, KM Edgar, GL Foster… - Paleoceanography …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) was a gradual warming event and
carbon cycle perturbation that occurred between 40.5 and 40.1 Ma. A number of …

Coupled microbial bloom and oxygenation decline recorded by magnetofossils during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

L Chang, RJ Harrison, F Zeng, TA Berndt… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Understanding marine environmental change and associated biological turnover across the
Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM;~ 56 Ma)—the most pronounced Cenozoic …

Diverse phylogeny and morphology of magnetite biomineralized by magnetotactic cocci

P Liu, Y Liu, X Zhao, AP Roberts… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are diverse prokaryotes that produce magnetic nanocrystals
within intracellular membranes (magnetosomes). Here, we present a large‐scale analysis of …

Carbon cycle instability and orbital forcing during the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum

M Giorgioni, L Jovane, ES Rego, D Rodelli… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) is a global warming event that
occurred at about 40 Ma. In comparison to the most known global warming events of the …

A magnetic and geochemical approach to the changing sedimentation accumulation on the upper slope of the great barrier reef, northeastern Australian margin

MB Hassan, G Tagliaro, B Harper, AW Droxler… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) located along the northeastern margin of Australia is
the largest coral reef system in the world. Modern climatic alterations are quickly changing …

Diagenetic fate of biogenic soft and hard magnetite in chemically stratified sedimentary environments of Mamanguá Ría, Brazil

D Rodelli, L Jovane, M Giorgioni… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) synthesize magnetite and greigite crystals under low oxygen
conditions in the water column or uppermost sediment (greigite‐producing bacteria are …

Magnetofossil abundance and diversity as paleoenvironmental proxies: a case study from southwest Iberian margin sediments

K He, Y Pan - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It is still contentious how the abundance and diversity of magnetofossils reflect varying
paleoenvironmental conditions. Here, we apply rock magnetic methods and transmission …

Seismostratigraphy of the Ceará Plateau: Clues to decipher the cenozoic evolution of Brazilian equatorial margin

L Jovane, JJP Figueiredo, DPV Alves… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The Ceará Plateau offshore Fortaleza holds some particular characteristics when compared
to the other seamounts of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (BEM). Not only it is the largest …

New composite bio-and isotope stratigraphies spanning the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum at tropical ODP Site 865 in the Pacific Ocean

KM Edgar, SM Bohaty, HK Coxall… - Journal of …, 2020 - jm.copernicus.org
The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) at ca. 40 Ma is one of the largest of the
transient Eocene global warming events. However, it is relatively poorly known from tropical …