The temperature of ancient oceans is an important constraint for understanding the climate
history of our planet. The classical oxygen isotope paleothermometry on fossil shells, while …

Biological hard tissues are a rich source of design concepts for the generation of advanced
materials. They represent the most important library of information on the evolution of life …

The Zavkhan terrane in western Mongolia preserves thick, fossiliferous, carbonate-rich strata
that span the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition. Measured stratigraphic sections and …

Brachiopod shells are the most widely used geological archive for the reconstruction of the
temperature and the oxygen isotope composition of Phanerozoic seawater. However, it is …

Fossil carbonate skeletons of marine organisms are archives for understanding the
development and evolution of palaeo-environments. However, the correct assessment of …

Abstract The Pliensbachian and Toarcian (Early Jurassic) ages are characterised by
several, relatively short-lived carbon cycle perturbations, climate change and faunal …

Fossil brachiopod shells are often used as valuable archives to reconstruct
paleoenvironmental conditions in deep time. However, biomineralization processes can …

Abstract Middle to Late Jurassic belemnites from the Spiti and Zanskar valleys in the Indian
Himalayas were used for stable isotope (δ 13 C, δ 18 O) and element (Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca) …

Fossil brachiopods are of major importance for the reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental
conditions, particularly of the Paleozoic. In order to better understand signals of ancient shell …

Most of our knowledge of past seawater temperature history is based on δ 18 O values of
calcium carbonate fossil shells. However, the determination of past temperatures using this …