Continental flood basalts drive Phanerozoic extinctions
Refinements of the geological timescale driven by the increasing precision and accuracy of
radiometric dating have revealed an apparent correlation between large igneous provinces …
radiometric dating have revealed an apparent correlation between large igneous provinces …
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 …
Aquatic deoxygenation as a planetary boundary and key regulator of Earth system stability
Planetary boundaries represent thresholds in major Earth system processes that are
sensitive to human activity and control global-scale habitability and stability. These …
sensitive to human activity and control global-scale habitability and stability. These …
Impact of global climate cooling on Ordovician marine biodiversity
DE Ontiveros, G Beaugrand, B Lefebvre… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Global cooling has been proposed as a driver of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification
Event, the largest radiation of Phanerozoic marine animal Life. Yet, mechanistic …
Event, the largest radiation of Phanerozoic marine animal Life. Yet, mechanistic …
Sustained increases in atmospheric oxygen and marine productivity in the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic eras
A geologically rapid Neoproterozoic oxygenation event is commonly linked to the
appearance of marine animal groups in the fossil record. However, there is still debate about …
appearance of marine animal groups in the fossil record. However, there is still debate about …
Spatial pattern of marine oxygenation set by tectonic and ecological drivers over the Phanerozoic
Marine redox conditions (that is, oxygen levels) impact a wide array of biogeochemical
cycles, but the main controls of marine redox since the start of the Phanerozoic about 538 …
cycles, but the main controls of marine redox since the start of the Phanerozoic about 538 …
Volcanic CO2 degassing postdates thermogenic carbon emission during the end-Permian mass extinction
Massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are widely assumed to be the driver of the end-
Permian mass extinction (EPME). However, the rate of and total CO2 released, and whether …
Permian mass extinction (EPME). However, the rate of and total CO2 released, and whether …
Global warming generates predictable extinctions of warm‐and cold‐water marine benthic invertebrates via thermal habitat loss
Anthropogenic global warming is redistributing marine life and may threaten tropical benthic
invertebrates with several potential extinction mechanisms. The net impact of climate …
invertebrates with several potential extinction mechanisms. The net impact of climate …
Climate change is an important predictor of extinction risk on macroevolutionary timescales
Anthropogenic climate change is increasing rapidly and already impacting biodiversity.
Despite its importance in future projections, understanding of the underlying mechanisms by …
Despite its importance in future projections, understanding of the underlying mechanisms by …
The Ordovician of Scandinavia: a revised regional stage classification
AT Nielsen, P Ahlberg, JOR Ebbestad… - Geological Society …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …