Stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (ca. 635–551 Ma) in south China

G Jiang, X Shi, S Zhang, Y Wang, S Xiao - Gondwana Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (ca. 635–551Ma) in South China contains
exceptionally well-preserved fossils of multicellular eukaryotes including early animals, and …

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 …

Ocean oxygenation in the wake of the Marinoan glaciation

SK Sahoo, NJ Planavsky, B Kendall, X Wang, X Shi… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Metazoans are likely to have their roots in the Cryogenian period,,, but there is a marked
increase in the appearance of novel animal and algae fossils shortly after the termination of …

Interpreting carbonate and organic carbon isotope covariance in the sedimentary record

AM Oehlert, PK Swart - Nature Communications, 2014 - nature.com
Many negative δ 13C excursions in marine carbonates from the geological record are
interpreted to record significant biogeochemical events in early Earth history. The …

The origin of decoupled carbonate and organic carbon isotope signatures in the early Cambrian (ca. 542–520 Ma) Yangtze platform

G Jiang, X Wang, X Shi, S Xiao, S Zhang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The early Cambrian (ca. 542–520Ma) strata in South China record two prominent negative
carbonate carbon isotope (δ13Ccarb) excursions of early Nemakit–Daldynian (N–D) and …

Evolution from an anoxic to oxic deep ocean during the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition and implications for bioradiation

J Wang, D Chen, D Yan, H Wei, L Xiang - Chemical Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
The Ediacaran–Cambrian transition, one of the most critical intervals in Earth's history, is
marked by dramatic biological, oceanic and geochemical turnovers. Here high-resolution …

[PDF][PDF] A statistical analysis of the carbon isotope record from the Archean to Phanerozoic and implications for the rise of oxygen

J Krissansen-Totton, R Buick… - American Journal of …, 2015 - ajsonline.org
Organic and inorganic carbon isotope records reflect the burial of organic carbon over
geological timescales. Permanent burial of organic carbon in the crust or mantle oxidizes the …

Uncovering the spatial heterogeneity of Ediacaran carbon cycling

C Li, DS Hardisty, G Luo, J Huang, TJ Algeo… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Records of the Ediacaran carbon cycle (635–541 million years ago) include the Shuram
excursion (SE), the largest negative carbonate carbon isotope excursion in Earth history …

The DOUNCE event at the top of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation, South China: Broad stratigraphic occurrence and non-diagenetic origin

M Lu, M Zhu, J Zhang, G Shields-Zhou, G Li… - Precambrian …, 2013 - Elsevier
The DOUNCE (Doushantuo negative carbon isotope excursion), characterized by a large
shift in δ13Ccarb from+ 5‰ down to− 12‰ in the upper part of the Ediacaran Doushantuo …

Paired carbonate and organic carbon isotope variations of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation from an upper slope section at Siduping, South China

X Wang, G Jiang, X Shi, S Xiao - Precambrian Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Intensive carbon isotope analyses from the Doushantuo Formation (ca. 635–551 Ma) in
South China reveal decoupled carbonate and organic carbon isotopes (δ 13 C carb and δ …