Phanerozoic paleotemperatures: The earth's changing climate during the last 540 million years
This study provides a comprehensive and quantitative estimate of how global temperatures
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
have changed during the last 540 million years. It combines paleotemperature …
End-Permian mass extinction in the oceans: an ancient analog for the twenty-first century?
JL Payne, ME Clapham - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The greatest loss of biodiversity in the history of animal life occurred at the end of the
Permian Period (∼ 252 million years ago). This biotic catastrophe coincided with an interval …
Permian Period (∼ 252 million years ago). This biotic catastrophe coincided with an interval …
[HTML][HTML] On the causes of mass extinctions
The temporal link between large igneous province (LIP) eruptions and at least half of the
major extinctions of the Phanerozoic implies that large scale volcanism is the main driver of …
major extinctions of the Phanerozoic implies that large scale volcanism is the main driver of …
Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: an update
DPG Bond, PB Wignall, G Keller… - Volcanism, impacts, and …, 2014 - books.google.com
The temporal link between mass extinctions and large igneous provinces is well known.
Here, we examine this link by focusing on the potential climatic effects of large igneous …
Here, we examine this link by focusing on the potential climatic effects of large igneous …
Devonian climate and reef evolution: insights from oxygen isotopes in apatite
MM Joachimski, S Breisig, W Buggisch… - Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
Conodonts, microfossils composed of carbonate-fluor apatite, are abundant in Palaeozoic–
Triassic sediments and have a high potential to preserve primary oxygen isotope signals. In …
Triassic sediments and have a high potential to preserve primary oxygen isotope signals. In …
A new ecological-severity ranking of major Phanerozoic biodiversity crises
GR McGhee Jr, ME Clapham, PM Sheehan… - Palaeogeography …, 2013 - Elsevier
A new ecological-severity ranking of the major Phanerozoic biodiversity crises is proposed
in which the Capitanian crisis is ranked lesser than the Frasnian (Late Devonian) but greater …
in which the Capitanian crisis is ranked lesser than the Frasnian (Late Devonian) but greater …
Carbonate factories: a conundrum in sedimentary geology
Describing, characterizing and interpreting the nearly infinite variety of carbonate rocks are
conundrums–intricate and difficult problems having only conjectural answers–that have …
conundrums–intricate and difficult problems having only conjectural answers–that have …
On the potential for ocean acidification to be a general cause of ancient reef crises
W Kiessling, C Simpson - Global Change Biology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic rise in the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere leads to global
warming and acidification of the oceans. Ocean acidification (OA) is harmful to many …
warming and acidification of the oceans. Ocean acidification (OA) is harmful to many …
Biosedimentological features of major microbe-metazoan transitions (MMTs) from Precambrian to Cenozoic
Biotic activities are involved in almost all sedimentation processes throughout the
evolutionary history of life on our planet. However, deep-time organism-induced …
evolutionary history of life on our planet. However, deep-time organism-induced …
Recognising ocean acidification in deep time: An evaluation of the evidence for acidification across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary
While demonstrating ocean acidification in the modern is relatively straightforward (measure
increase in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding ocean chemistry change), identifying …
increase in atmospheric CO2 and corresponding ocean chemistry change), identifying …