Astronomical time scale for the Paleozoic Era

H Wu, Q Fang, LA Hinnov, S Zhang, T Yang, M Shi… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Milankovitch cycles are quasi-periodic fluctuations in insolation forced by the variation in
Earth's astronomical parameters. The astronomically induced climate change affected the …

Pre-Cenozoic cyclostratigraphy and palaeoclimate responses to astronomical forcing

D De Vleeschouwer, LME Percival… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Astronomical insolation forcing is well established as the underlying metronome of
Quaternary ice ages and Cenozoic climate changes. Yet its effects on earlier eras …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic oceanic redox conditions across the late Cambrian SPICE event constrained by molybdenum and uranium isotopes

Z Zhao, X Pang, C Zou, AJ Dickson, A Basu… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Steptoean Positive Carbon Isotope Excursion Event (SPICE) represents one of
the largest carbon cycle perturbations in the Cambrian, which coincided with climatic …

The Ordovician of Scandinavia: a revised regional stage classification

AT Nielsen, P Ahlberg, JOR Ebbestad… - Geological Society …, 2023 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …

Astronomical forced sequence infill of Early Cambrian Qiongzhusi organic-rich shale of Sichuan Basin, South China

S Liu, S Jin, Y Liu, A Chen - sedimentary Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Early Cambrian Qiongzhusi Formation has attracted great attention due to shale
gas finding. However, this organic-rich shale formation is yet no robust high-resolution …

Late Cambrian geomagnetic instability after the onset of inner core nucleation

YX Li, JA Tarduno, W Jiao, X Liu, S Peng, S Xu… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Ediacaran Period marks a pivotal time in geodynamo evolution when the
geomagnetic field is thought to approach the weak state where kinetic energy exceeds …

Novel age constraints for the onset of the Steptoean Positive Isotopic Carbon Excursion (SPICE) and the late Cambrian time scale using high-precision U-Pb detrital …

HR Cothren, TP Farrell, FA Sundberg… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Steptoean Positive Isotopic Carbon Excursion (SPICE) is a prominent+ 4–5‰
shift in the Cambrian δ13C record used for global chronostratigraphic correlation. The onset …

Fine clay shuttle as a key mechanism for V hyper-enrichment in shallow water Tremadocian black shale from Baltica

M Ndiaye, S Pajusaar, M Liiv, S Graul, T Kallaste… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The essential role of the fine mineral fraction in V hyper-enrichment in black shales has
been suggested in previous studies; however,'the operational details' of such metallogenic …

[HTML][HTML] A 20-million-year reconstruction to decipher the enigmatic Cambrian extinction–Ordovician biodiversification transition

L Bian, A Chappaz, NH Schovsbo, X Wang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The late Cambrian extinction–Early Ordovician biodiversification represents one of
the crucial lower Paleozoic biological changes. However, the mechanisms responsible for …

No evidence for a volcanic trigger for late Cambrian carbon-cycle perturbations

J Frieling, TA Mather, IM Fendley, HC Jenkyns… - …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The early Paleozoic was marked by several carbon-cycle perturbations and associated
carbon-isotope excursions (CIEs). Whether these CIEs are connected to significant …