The role of LIPs in Phanerozoic mass extinctions: An Hg perspective

Y Zhou, Y Li, W Zheng, S Tang, S Pan, J Chen… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract All of the Big Five mass extinctions (BFMEs) of the Phanerozoic are postulated to
have been associated with eruptions of large igneous provinces (LIPs), although the role of …

Applications of mercury stable isotopes for tracing volcanism in the geologic record

Q Gong, MX Ling, W Zheng - Science China Earth Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Mercury (Hg) enrichments in ancient sediments have been used as a proxy of volcanism,
especially large igneous province (LIP) eruptions. However, considering the existence of …

[HTML][HTML] Role of volcanism and impact heating in mass extinction climate shifts

K Kaiho - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigates the mechanisms underlying the varied climate changes witnessed
during mass extinctions in the Phanerozoic Eon. Climate shifts during mass extinctions have …

Enhanced volcanic activity and long-term warmth in the middle Eocene revealed by mercury and osmium isotopes from IODP Expedition 369 Site U1514

D Lim, Z Xu, J Kim, W Wang, E Ownsworth… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid plate reorganization may have influenced global climate during the Eocene; however,
its linkage remains poorly constrained, particularly during the middle Eocene. To elucidate …

Chemo-and bio-stratigraphic constraints on Cretaceous-Paleocene biotic turnover in the southern Tethys low-oxygen margin, Egypt

M El-Shafeiy, D Chen, Z Chu, M Liu, RM El-Kahawy - Gondwana Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The late Cretaceous-Danian (K-Pg) organic-rich sequence is a global archive that
witnessed abrupt paleo-condition changes during a high sea-level. In Egypt, this sequence …

What induced long-term Hg enrichment in interglacial sediments during the Cryogenian

R Yang, H Fan, H Zhang, D Khan, H Zhang, X Fu… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
An interglacial period existed between the Sturtian (ca. 720∼ 660 Ma) and the Marinoan
glacial period (ca. 650∼ 635 Ma) in the Cryogenian. It is manifested as the Mn-bearing …

Organic Matter Accumulation in the Upper Permian Dalong Formation from the Lower Yangtze Region, South China

C FANG, C ZHANG, G MENG, J XU… - Acta Geologica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Late Permian was marked by a series of important geological events and
widespread organic‐rich black shale depositions, acting as important unconventional …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-proxy record of the mid-Maastrichtian event in the European Chalk Sea: Paleoceanographic implications

Z Dubicka, W Wierny, MJ Bojanowski, M Rakociński… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Cretaceous provides us with an excellent case history of ocean-climate-biota system
perturbations. Such perturbations occurred several times during the Cretaceous, such as …

Aptian-Albian paleoenvironmental geochemistry: Araripe Basin, Northeastern Brazil

IHR Azevedo, LD Lacerda, AÁF Saraiva, AN Sial… - Journal of South …, 2024 - Elsevier
The geochemical record of the early Aptian and the transition to the Albian exposes the
presence of Hg/TOC anomalies, revealing the interference of LIPs in paleoenvironmental …

Sixteen mass extinctions of the past 541 My correlated with 15 pulses of Large Igneous Province (LIP) volcanism and the 4 largest extraterrestrial impacts

MR Rampino, K Caldeira, S Rodriguez - Global and Planetary Change, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract We find that Large Igneous Province (LIP) volcanism, mostly continental flood
basalts (CFBs), along with the largest extraterrestrial impacts show significant correlations …