A Cenozoic Record of Deep Oceanic Zn Isotopic Composition in Ferromanganese Crusts
M Zhao, N Planavsky, X Wang, Y Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ajsonline.org
Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …
[HTML][HTML] Locating the BACE of the Cambrian: Bayan Gol in southwestern Mongolia and global correlation of the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary
The diversification of animals during the Cambrian Period is one of the most significant
evolutionary events in Earth's history. However, the sequence of events leading to the origin …
evolutionary events in Earth's history. However, the sequence of events leading to the origin …
Cambrian explosion condensed: High-precision geochronology of the lower Wood Canyon Formation, Nevada
The geologically rapid appearance of fossils of modern animal phyla within Cambrian strata
is a defining characteristic of the history of life on Earth. However, temporal calibration of the …
is a defining characteristic of the history of life on Earth. However, temporal calibration of the …
Sea level controls on Ediacaran-Cambrian animal radiations
The drivers of Ediacaran-Cambrian metazoan radiations remain unclear, as does the fidelity
of the record. We use a global age framework [580–510 million years (Ma) ago] to estimate …
of the record. We use a global age framework [580–510 million years (Ma) ago] to estimate …
A diverse Ediacara assemblage survived under low-oxygen conditions
LB Cherry, GJ Gilleaudeau, DV Grazhdankin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Ediacaran biota were soft-bodied organisms, many with enigmatic phylogenetic
placement and ecology, living in marine environments between 574 and 539 million years …
placement and ecology, living in marine environments between 574 and 539 million years …
Implications of an integrated late Ediacaran to early Cambrian stratigraphy of the Siberian Platform, Russia
The transition from the terminal Ediacaran to early Cambrian (ca. 550–530 Ma) witnessed
both the decline of Ediacaran-type soft-bodied and skeletal biota and the rapid …
both the decline of Ediacaran-type soft-bodied and skeletal biota and the rapid …
[HTML][HTML] Constraining the onset and environmental setting of metazoan biomineralization: the Ediacaran Nama Group of the Tsaus Mountains, Namibia
FT Bowyer, CI Uahengo, K Kaputuaza… - Earth and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of animal (metazoan) biomineralization marks a fundamental transition in Earth's
history, facilitating the diversification of novel body plans as well as the biological control of …
history, facilitating the diversification of novel body plans as well as the biological control of …
Priapulid neoichnology, ecosystem engineering, and the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition
KA Turk, A Wehrmann, M Laflamme… - Palaeontology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The evolutionary rise of powerful new ecosystem engineering impacts is thought to have
played an important role in driving waves of biospheric change across the Ediacaran …
played an important role in driving waves of biospheric change across the Ediacaran …
Decline and fall of the Ediacarans: late‐Neoproterozoic extinctions and the rise of the modern biosphere
G Mussini, FS Dunn - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The end‐Neoproterozoic transition marked a gradual but permanent shift between distinct
configurations of Earth's biosphere. This interval witnessed the demise of the enigmatic …
configurations of Earth's biosphere. This interval witnessed the demise of the enigmatic …
Life on the Edge: The Cambrian Marine Realm and Oxygenation
The beginning of the Phanerozoic saw two biological events that set the stage for all life that
was to come:(a) the Cambrian Explosion (the appearance of most marine invertebrate …
was to come:(a) the Cambrian Explosion (the appearance of most marine invertebrate …