Coordinated biotic and abiotic change during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event: Darriwilian assembly of early Paleozoic building blocks

AL Stigall, CT Edwards, RL Freeman… - Palaeogeography …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ordovician Period records an extraordinary biodiversity increase known as the
Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE), which coincided with a series of …

Biosedimentological features of major microbe-metazoan transitions (MMTs) from Precambrian to Cenozoic

ZQ Chen, C Tu, Y Pei, J Ogg, Y Fang, S Wu… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biotic activities are involved in almost all sedimentation processes throughout the
evolutionary history of life on our planet. However, deep-time organism-induced …

The PhanSST global database of Phanerozoic sea surface temperature proxy data

EJ Judd, JE Tierney, BT Huber, SL Wing, DJ Lunt… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Paleotemperature proxy data form the cornerstone of paleoclimate research and are integral
to understanding the evolution of the Earth system across the Phanerozoic Eon. Here, we …

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 …

Multiple glacio-eustatic cycles and associated environmental changes through the Hirnantian (Late Ordovician) in South China

C Li, J Zhang, W Li, J Botting, Q Chen, J Fan… - Global and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Hirnantian glaciation, which was the first in the Phanerozoic to occur with elevated CO 2
levels, caused severe mass extinctions and disrupted biogeochemical cycling in the latest …

Mercury isotope evidence for Middle Ordovician photic-zone euxinia: Implications for termination of the Great Ordovician biodiversification event

M Liu, W Yuan, C Fang, X Wang, N Tan, M Zhao… - Gondwana …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) is marked by a striking peak of the Great
Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) followed by an abrupt∼ 50% decline in …

Oxygen isotope ensemble reveals Earth's seawater, temperature, and carbon cycle history

T Isson, S Rauzi - Science, 2024 - science.org
Earth's persistent habitability since the Archean remains poorly understood. Using an
oxygen isotope ensemble approach—comprising shale, iron oxide, carbonate, silica, and …

[HTML][HTML] An extremely brief end Ordovician mass extinction linked to abrupt onset of glaciation

MX Ling, RB Zhan, GX Wang, Y Wang, Y Amelin… - Solid Earth …, 2019 - Elsevier
The end Ordovician mass extinction (EOME) was the second most severe biotic crisis in
Phanerozoic, and has been widely linked to a major glaciation. However, robust …

Mechanism and implications of upwelling from the Late Ordovician to early Silurian in the Yangtze region, South China

S Yang, W Hu, X Wang - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Oceanic upwelling is an important process in ocean cycling and has implications for climate
change and ocean productivity. During the Late Ordovician to early Silurian (O/S) transition …

Progressive expansion of seafloor anoxia in the Middle to Late Ordovician Yangtze Sea: Implications for concurrent decline of invertebrate diversity

J Zhang, C Li, X Fang, W Li, Y Deng, C Tu… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) achieved its peak during the
Middle Ordovician, likely in association with climatic cooling and a rise of atmospheric O 2 …