Paleosols as indicators of paleoenvironment and paleoclimate

NJ Tabor, TS Myers - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Paleosols are ancient soils that have been incorporated into the geological record. Soils
form in response to interactions among the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and …

Calcium carbonate features

N Durand, HC Monger, MG Canti… - … features of soils and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The precipitation of calcium carbonate is widespread in soils and regoliths and common
under different environmental settings, especially in soils of arid environments. This topic is …

Sedimentologist's guide for recognition, description, and classification of paleosols

NJ Tabor, TS Myers, LA Michel - Terrestrial depositional systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Paleosols are an important component of the terrestrial stratigraphic record and are
increasingly utilized in stratigraphic analyses and paleoenvironmental and paleoclimate …

Triple oxygen isotope compositions of globally distributed soil carbonates record widespread evaporation of soil waters

JR Kelson, TE Huth, BH Passey, NE Levin… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
The stable isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonates is central to many studies of past
climate and topography, providing a basis for our understanding of Earth's terrestrial history …

Paleopedology as a tool for reconstructing paleoenvironments and paleoecology

EJ Beverly, WE Lukens, GE Stinchcomb - Methods in paleoecology …, 2018 - Springer
Soils form as a product of physical, chemical, and biological activity at the outermost veneer
of Earth's surface. Once buried and incorporated into the sedimentary record, these soils …

Stable isotopes of carbon as an invaluable stratigraphic tool: An example from the Cambrian of the northern Appalachians, USA

B Glumac, ML Spivak-Birndorf - Geology, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This study illustrates the usefulness of carbon isotopes in stratigraphic interpretations of
poorly fossiliferous strata beyond the resolution possible by biostratigraphy. The Upper …

Dolomitic paleosols in the lagoonal tetrapod track-bearing succession of the Holy Cross Mountains (Middle Devonian, Poland)

M Narkiewicz, GJ Retallack - Sedimentary Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eifelian Zachełmie succession consists of several transgressive–regressive
cycles, 1 to 3 m thick, starting with evenly laminated marly–shaly dolomicrites and …

Using the factors of soil formation to assess stable carbon isotope disequilibrium in late Pleistocene (MIS 3) buried soils of the Great Plains, North America

AL Layzell, GA Ludvigson, JJ Smith… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
The stable carbon isotope composition of both soil organic matter (SOM) and pedogenic
carbonate are widely used as paleoenvironmental proxies. This study utilizes δ 13 C …

Diagenetic development of rhizoliths in the Ironshore Formation (Pleistocene) of the Cayman Islands

B Jones, S Booker - Sedimentary Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Rhizoliths in the Ironshore Formation on the Cayman Islands, up to 12 cm in
diameter and 1 m long, developed in skeletal grainstones that accumulated on sand flats …

[HTML][HTML] Radiocarbon age offsets, ontogenetic effects, and potential old carbon contributions from soil organic matter for pre-bomb and modern detritivorous …

SL Forman, W Hockaday, P Liang, A Ramsey - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon isotopes of terrestrial gastropod yield insights on age and paleoenvironments for
many depositional settings, but questions remain on the carbon source for gastropod …