Oxygenation, life, and the planetary system during Earth's middle history: An overview
The long history of life on Earth has unfolded as a cause-and-effect relationship with the
evolving amount of oxygen (O2) in the oceans and atmosphere. Oxygen deficiency …
evolving amount of oxygen (O2) in the oceans and atmosphere. Oxygen deficiency …
Integrated records of environmental change and evolution challenge the Cambrian Explosion
Abstract The 'Cambrian Explosion'describes the rapid increase in animal diversity and
abundance, as manifest in the fossil record, between~ 540 and 520 million years ago (Ma) …
abundance, as manifest in the fossil record, between~ 540 and 520 million years ago (Ma) …
The Qingjiang biota—a Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China
D Fu, G Tong, T Dai, W Liu, Y Yang, Y Zhang, L Cui… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätten provide the best evidence for deciphering the biotic
patterns and magnitude of the Cambrian explosion. Here, we report a Lagerstätte from …
patterns and magnitude of the Cambrian explosion. Here, we report a Lagerstätte from …
The redox structure of Ediacaran and early Cambrian oceans and its controls
The rapid diversification of early animals during the Ediacaran (635–541 Ma) and early
Cambrian (ca. 541–509 Ma) has frequently been attributed to increasing oceanic …
Cambrian (ca. 541–509 Ma) has frequently been attributed to increasing oceanic …
Global marine redox evolution from the late Neoproterozoic to the early Paleozoic constrained by the integration of Mo and U isotope records
The emergence and diversification of early animals is commonly thought to have coincided
with atmosphere and ocean oxygenation across the terminal Neoproterozoic and early …
with atmosphere and ocean oxygenation across the terminal Neoproterozoic and early …
The temporal and environmental context of early animal evolution: Considering all the ingredients of an “explosion”
EA Sperling, RG Stockey - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Animals originated and evolved during a unique time in Earth history—the Neoproterozoic
Era. This paper aims to discuss (1) when landmark events in early animal evolution …
Era. This paper aims to discuss (1) when landmark events in early animal evolution …
Identifying oxygen minimum zone-type biogeochemical cycling in Earth history using inorganic geochemical proxies
F Scholz - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of anthropogenic global warming, the world ocean is currently losing oxygen. This
trend called ocean deoxygenation is particularly pronounced in low-latitude upwelling …
trend called ocean deoxygenation is particularly pronounced in low-latitude upwelling …
Controls on organic matter accumulation on the early-Cambrian western Yangtze Platform, South China
The origin of widespread organic-rich shales on the early Cambrian Yangtze Platform of
Nanhua Basin (South China) has been attributed to high primary productivity. To test this …
Nanhua Basin (South China) has been attributed to high primary productivity. To test this …
Redox dynamics of later Cambrian oceans
A growing body of evidence suggests that the deep oceans during the early Paleozoic Era
were widely oxygen deficient, despite evidence for increased marine oxygenation during the …
were widely oxygen deficient, despite evidence for increased marine oxygenation during the …
The Emu Bay Shale: A unique early Cambrian Lagerstätte from a tectonically active basin
The Emu Bay Shale (EBS) of South Australia is anomalous among Cambrian Lagerstätten
because it captures anatomical information that is rare in Burgess Shale–type fossils, and …
because it captures anatomical information that is rare in Burgess Shale–type fossils, and …