Oil–source correlation in the cratonic region of the Tarim Basin, NW China has long been
controversial. Current knowledge of the potential source rock distribution, end-member …

The hydrogen isotopic compositions of sedimentary hydrocarbon molecules are now being
used to address a range of scientific questions, from paleoclimate to environmental …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), produced via incomplete combustion of organics,
convey signatures of vegetation burned in the geologic past. New and published burn …

Highly expanded Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary section from the Chicxulub peak
ring, recovered by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)–International Continental …

Charcoal remains and bulk lignites collected from the late Pliocene Jinsuo Basin in Yunnan,
southwestern China, have been studied to reveal changes in the wildfire regime related to …

An asteroid impact in the Yucatán Peninsula set off a sequence of events that led to the
Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction of 76% species, including the nonavian …

Lake sediments are an important reservoir for toxic and hydrophobic polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs). Monitoring of PAHs in sediment is helpful to understand pollution …

Paleo-wildfires are of great significance in the study of paleomire ecosystems. The products
of such fires preserved in paleomires can provide detailed information for the reconstruction …

Thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR) alters petroleum composition as it proceeds
towards the complete oxidation of hydrocarbons to CO 2. The effects of TSR on the …

The occurrence of perylene in Middle Jurassic fossil wood and Miocene xylites from Poland
is described, along with its correlation with unsubstituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …