The links between Neoproterozoic tectonics, paleoenvironment and Cambrian explosion in the Yangtze Block, China

Y Dong, B Hui, S Sun, J Sun, R Zang, B Zhang… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The correlation between Neoproterozoic tectonics, paleoenvironment and early life are
crucial for understanding the evolution of the Earth's habitability. The Yangtze Block …

A review of retrieving pristine rare earth element signatures from carbonates

Y Zhao, W Wei, M Santosh, J Hu, H Wei, J Yang… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth element and yttrium (REY) concentrations of carbonates can be used as potential
proxies to trace the geochemistry of precipitating waters and physico-chemical …

Rare earth element geochemistry of carbonates as a proxy for deep-time environmental reconstruction

Y Zhao, W Wei, S Li, T Yang, R Zhang… - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) can enter carbonate lattices by replacing cations,
which can be used to reconstruct the history of carbonate precipitation. The Ediacaran …

The shibantan lagerstätte: Insights into the proterozoic–phanerozoic transition

S Xiao, Z Chen, K Pang, C Zhou… - Journal of the Geological …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
The Shibantan Lagerstätte (551–543 Ma) in the Yangtse Gorges area in South China is one
of the best-known examples of terminal Ediacaran fossil assemblages preserved in marine …

Mesoproterozoic oxygenation event: From shallow marine to atmosphere

B Xie, J Zhu, X Wang, D Xu, L Zhou, X Zhou… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Oxygen availability is crucial for the evolution of eukaryotes in geological history, but the
redox conditions of the mid-Proterozoic atmospheric-oceanic system remain vigorously …

Biogeochemical cycle of chromium isotopes at the modern Earth's surface and its applications as a paleo-environment proxy

W Wei, R Klaebe, HF Ling, F Huang, R Frei - Chemical Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) is a redox-sensitive metal element with two natural oxidation states,
commonly as the soluble Cr (VI) oxyanion (CrO 4 2− or HCrO 4−) and the insoluble Cr (III) …

[HTML][HTML] Strong positive fractionation of chromium isotopes in iron formation of the Jacadigo Group (Brazil)–A link to enhanced atmospheric oxygenation during the …

TB Árting, PC Boggiani, C Gaucher, HA Fernandes… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cr isotopes recorded in iron formations (IF) are considered to have the potential to reflect the
isotope signatures in respective ambient surface seawater. The∼ 600 Ma Fe and Mn …

A transient swing to higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere and oceans at~ 1.4 Ga

W Wei, R Frei, R Klaebe, D Tang, GY Wei, D Li… - Precambrian …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The mid-Proterozoic (1.8–0.8 Ga) may have witnessed persistent and predominant
anoxia at the Earth's surface. However, recent studies suggest that there was a period …

[HTML][HTML] Combined cadmium and chromium isotopes record a collapse of bioproductivity across the Cretaceous—Paleogene boundary in the Danish basin

JA Frederiksen, N Thibault, GJ Gilleaudeau… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) isotope signatures (δ 114 Cd) deduced from modern and ancient marine
deposits are often used as a proxy for bioproductivity and for micronutrient cycling, whereas …

An authigenic response to Ediacaran surface oxidation: Remarkable micron-scale isotopic heterogeneity revealed by SIMS

H Cui, K Kitajima, IJ Orland, JM Baele, S Xiao… - Precambrian …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ediacaran Shuram excursion (SE) records a global decrease in carbonate
carbon isotope (δ 13 C carb) values from+ 6‰ down to ca.–10‰, representing the largest δ …