Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic
Recent progress in plate tectonic reconstructions has seen models move beyond the
classical idea of continental drift by attempting to reconstruct the full evolving configuration of …
classical idea of continental drift by attempting to reconstruct the full evolving configuration of …
Tectono-stratigraphic framework of Neoproterozoic to Cambrian strata, west-central US: Protracted rifting, glaciation, and evolution of the North American Cordilleran …
Stratigraphic, geochronologic, and geochemical patterns of Neoproterozoic to Cambrian
sedimentary and volcanic rocks in Utah, Nevada, and SE Idaho record a dynamically …
sedimentary and volcanic rocks in Utah, Nevada, and SE Idaho record a dynamically …
Snowball Earth climate dynamics and Cryogenian geology-geobiology
Geological evidence indicates that grounded ice sheets reached sea level at all latitudes
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
during two long-lived Cryogenian (58 and≥ 5 My) glaciations. Combined uranium-lead and …
The Proterozoic record of eukaryotes
PA Cohen, FA Macdonald - Paleobiology, 2015 - cambridge.org
Proterozoic strata host evidence of global “Snowball Earth” glaciations, large perturbations
to the carbon cycle, proposed changes in the redox state of oceans, the diversification of …
to the carbon cycle, proposed changes in the redox state of oceans, the diversification of …
Snowballs in Africa: sectioning a long-lived Neoproterozoic carbonate platform and its bathyal foreslope (NW Namibia)
Abstract Otavi Group is a 1.5–3.5-km-thick epicontinental marine carbonate succession of
Neoproterozoic age, exposed in an 800-km-long Ediacaran− Cambrian fold belt that rims …
Neoproterozoic age, exposed in an 800-km-long Ediacaran− Cambrian fold belt that rims …
The rise and fall of stromatolites in shallow marine environments
Stromatolites are abundant in shallow marine sediments deposited before the evolution of
animals, but in the modern ocean they are restricted to locations where the activity of …
animals, but in the modern ocean they are restricted to locations where the activity of …
An early diagenetic deglacial origin for basal Ediacaran “cap dolostones”
The beginning of the Ediacaran Period (∼ 635 Ma) is marked by conspicuous dolostone
units that cap Marinoan glacial deposits worldwide. The extent and sedimentary …
units that cap Marinoan glacial deposits worldwide. The extent and sedimentary …
Diachronous development of great unconformities before Neoproterozoic snowball Earth
RM Flowers, FA Macdonald… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The Great Unconformity marks a major gap in the continental geological record, separating
Precambrian basement from Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks. However, the timing …
Precambrian basement from Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks. However, the timing …
Cryogenian of Yukon
Cryogenian strata of the Windermere Supergroup were deposited in tectonically active
basins throughout the North American Cordillera from Alaska to Mexico. The Windermere …
basins throughout the North American Cordillera from Alaska to Mexico. The Windermere …
Geochronological constraints on Neoproterozoic rifting and onset of the Marinoan glaciation from the Kingston Peak Formation in Death Valley, California (USA)
Abstract Death Valley (California, USA) hosts iconic Cryogenian snowball Earth deposits,
but the lack of direct geochronological constraints has permitted a variety of correlations and …
but the lack of direct geochronological constraints has permitted a variety of correlations and …