Biosedimentological features of major microbe-metazoan transitions (MMTs) from Precambrian to Cenozoic
Biotic activities are involved in almost all sedimentation processes throughout the
evolutionary history of life on our planet. However, deep-time organism-induced …
evolutionary history of life on our planet. However, deep-time organism-induced …
Microbial blooms triggered pyrite framboid enrichment and oxygen depletion in carbonate platforms immediately after the latest Permian extinction
ZQ Chen, Y Fang, PB Wignall, Z Guo… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Redox variations across the Permian‐Triassic boundary (PTB) have long been debated,
especially during the proliferation of PTB microbialites. Here, we report redox fluctuations …
especially during the proliferation of PTB microbialites. Here, we report redox fluctuations …
Cyanobacterial spheroids and other biosignatures from microdigitate stromatolites of Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation in Jixian, North China
H Yang, ZQ Chen, D Papineau - Precambrian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Stromatolites have been widely reported from the Archean and Paleoproterozoic
successions worldwide, and they could represent one of oldest life forms on Earth. Of these …
successions worldwide, and they could represent one of oldest life forms on Earth. Of these …
Keratose sponge fabrics from the lowermost Triassic microbialites in South China: geobiologic features and Phanerozoic evolution
Abstract The Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME) strongly devastated marine
ecosystems, and, consequently, sponges, especially the reef-building clades, suffered …
ecosystems, and, consequently, sponges, especially the reef-building clades, suffered …
Sponge takeover from end-Permian mass extinction to Early Induan time: Records in Central Iran microbial buildups
The end-Permian mass extinction was the most severe biotic crisis in Earth's history. In its
direct aftermath, microbial communities were abundant on shallow-marine shelves around …
direct aftermath, microbial communities were abundant on shallow-marine shelves around …
Biotic and palaeoecological variations in the Permian-Triassic boundary microbialite (Xiejiacao, South China): Implication for a two-phase ecological crisis in …
C Su, ZQ Chen, X Wang, S Wu, Z Guo - Global and Planetary Change, 2021 - Elsevier
The end-Permian mass extinction (EPME) severely impacted global biodiversity. Extinction
selectivity of biotas behaved differently in various environmental settings, and biotic …
selectivity of biotas behaved differently in various environmental settings, and biotic …
Expansion of microbial-induced carbonate factory into deeper water after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction
The extinction of most heavy calcifiers, such as corals, calcareous algae and sponges,
during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME) coincides with the sudden transition …
during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME) coincides with the sudden transition …
Improved taxonomic definition based on the ontogenetic series of Griesbachian-Dienerian conodonts from the Early Triassic of northwestern Pakistan
C Han, MJ Orchard, S Wu, L Zhao, ZQ Chen… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
As one of the most important intervals in Earth life evolution, the latest Permian to earliest
Triassic witnessed the greatest mass extinction and most profound recovery of marine …
Triassic witnessed the greatest mass extinction and most profound recovery of marine …
Lower Triassic (Induan) stromatolites and oolites of the Bernburg Formation revisited–microfacies and palaeoenvironment of lacustrine carbonates in Central …
F Käsbohrer, J Kuss - Facies, 2021 - Springer
We propose a new facies classification scheme of the cyclic lacustrine carbonates of the
Bernburg Formation (Lower Triassic, Induan), with a major focus on the microbial biota and …
Bernburg Formation (Lower Triassic, Induan), with a major focus on the microbial biota and …
High-resolution variation in ostracod assemblages from microbialites near the Permian-Triassic boundary at Zuodeng, Guangxi region, South China
After the end-Permian mass extinction (EPME), the marine environment was considered
extremely toxic, mainly due to anoxic and high-temperature conditions and ocean …
extremely toxic, mainly due to anoxic and high-temperature conditions and ocean …