Article
Geography, Physical
Thomas Servais, David A. T. Harper, Wenhui Wang
Summary: This special issue presents different perspectives on the Ordovician radiations, featuring 16 selected papers that provide insights into the various radiations that occurred during the Ordovician Period. The study suggests that the Cambrian and Ordovician radiations are actually artificially separated by the late Cambrian 'Furongian Biodiversity Gap', and a long-term early Palaeozoic radiation is becoming more visible.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yiying Deng, Junxuan Fan, Shuhan Zhang, Xiang Fang, Zhongyang Chen, Yukun Shi, Haiwen Wang, Xinbing Wang, Jiao Yang, Xudong Hou, Yue Wang, Yuandong Zhang, Qing Chen, Aihua Yang, Ru Fan, Shaochun Dong, Huiqing Xu, Shuzhong Shen
Summary: The study utilized high-resolution chronostratigraphy to reveal two major biological events in the early Paleozoic era: GOBE and LOME. GOBE started in the early Ordovician and ended at the Darriwilian boundary, consisting of two major radiation phases; while the Late Ordovician witnessed two extinction events resulting in a regional species loss of approximately 67%.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Taniel Danelian, Claude Monnet
Summary: Based on a comprehensive dataset of middle Cambrian to Silurian radiolarian occurrences, this study investigates the diversity patterns and taxonomic evolution of radiolarian species. The research highlights significant changes in radiolarian diversity during the Darriwilian, possibly related to global changes and Earth's climate. Despite robust long-term trends in radiolarian biodiversity, the documented patterns are partly influenced by uneven sampling through space and time.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Curtis R. Congreve, Mark E. Patzkowsky, Peter J. Wagner
Summary: The study suggests that rapid divergence of Strophomenoidea brachiopods during the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event is closely related to environmental changes, with significantly higher speciation rates than typical brachiopods during this period. The high speciation rates and anatomical disparity indicate punctuated evolution processes.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Dongping Hu, Xiaolin Zhang, Menghan Li, Yilun Xu, Yanan Shen
Summary: High-resolution carbonate carbon isotope data from the Yangtze Platform in South China reveal five distinct characteristics of δ13C(carb) variations, which can be correlated with equivalent successions in other regions, demonstrating their potential for global correlations. The data also suggest a temporal coincidence between long-term rises in δ13C(carb) and the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, indicating a possible role of enhanced organic matter burial in promoting biodiversity during the Ordovician.
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Jorge Esteve, Matheo Lopez-Pachon
Summary: Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations suggest that the Ordovician trilobite Microparia speciosa had a stable posture when enrolled, indicating its use as a hydrodynamic tool for stability in the water column. The trilobite likely used Metachronal propulsion for swimming and, in a high-viscosity environment, passive feeding strategy for energy saving.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Junpeng Zhang, Chao Li, Xiang Fang, Wenjie Li, Yiying Deng, Chenyi Tu, Thomas J. Algeo, Timothy W. Lyons, Yuandong Zhang
Summary: The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event reached its peak in the Middle Ordovician in association with climatic cooling and rising atmospheric oxygen levels. Environmental changes in the Yangtze Sea region may offer a new explanation for the decline in invertebrate species during the Middle-Late Ordovician period.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Jeong-Hyun Lee, Dong-Jin Lee
Summary: The study reports a new type of reef-building association from Middle-Upper Ordovician strata of western North China, in which thin tubes of tetradiids are encrusted by calcimicrobes and early marine cement. This suggests that consolidators were important in reef-building in high-energy environments during the later Ordovician, similar to other reported examples from around the world.
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Yuxuan Chen, Jianbo Liu, Bing Shen, Yining Wang, Rongchang Wu, Renbin Zhan
Summary: This study analyzes the chemical composition of microbial-dominated reefs in the Lower Ordovician on the Yangtze Platform, South China, finding that microbialites may more accurately reflect the redox history of local waters. During the middle Tremadocian, microbialites exhibit positive Ce anomalies coinciding with global δC-13(carb) shifts, suggesting a global anoxic event. In the late Tremadocian to early Floian, microbialites show more prominent negative Ce anomalies, indicating a regional oceanic oxygenation event.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Xiaocong Luan, Xiaole Zhang, Rongchang Wu, Renbin Zhan, Jianbo Liu, Guangxu Wang, Yuchen Zhang
Summary: This study focuses on the enigmatic origin of reddish nodular limestone in the Zitai Formation in South China, indicating that the red coloration may be mainly due to the presence of hematite in oxic bottom seawater, associated with changes in environmental conditions and terrigenous supply.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
Karma Nanglu, Madeleine E. Waskom, Jared C. Richards, Javier Ortega-Hernandez
Summary: Evidence of interspecific interactions in the fossil record is rare but can provide valuable insights into ancient ecosystems. A recent discovery in the Fezouata Shale of Morocco reveals an exceptional cross-phylum interspecific interaction, with tube-dwelling organisms found on the phragmocone of a cephalopod fossil. This finding highlights the scarcity of benthic graptolites in the Fezouata Shale and reveals a 480-million-year-old association of pterobranchs as epibionts of molluscs, a relationship that persists to this day.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Xiang Fang, Yingyan Mao, Qi Liu, Wenwei Yuan, Zhongyang Chen, Rongchang Wu, Lixia Li, Yuchen Zhang, Junye Ma, Wenhui Wang, Renbin Zhan, Shanchi Peng, Yuandong Zhang, Diying Huang
Summary: This article reports on a new tropical Lagerstatte, Liexi fauna, which has been recently discovered in the Lower Ordovician carbonate succession in western Hunan, South China. The fauna contains a variety of soft tissues and shelly fossils, including Cambrian relics and Ordovician taxa, revealing a complex marine ecosystem and providing new evidence for understanding the macroevolution and onset of the GOBE in the Ordovician.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ian Colliard, Jessica C. Brown, May Nyman
Summary: Isolating isostructural compounds of tetravalent metals MIV (Zr, Hf, Ce, Th, U, Pu, Np) improves our understanding of metal hydrolysis and coordination behavior across the periodic table. These metals form polynuclear clusters typified by the hexamer [MIV6O4(OH)4]12+. Exploiting the ammonium MIV-sulfate (CeIV, ThIV, and UIV) phase space targeting rapid crystallization, we isolate the common hexamer [MIV6(OH)4(O)4]12+ but with different numbers of capping sulfates and water molecules for CeIV, ThIV, and UIV. These phases allowed a direct comparison of bonding trends across the series.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
C. Ansart, C. Quantin, D. Calmels, T. Allard, J. Y. Roig, R. Coueffe, B. Heller, R. Pinna-Jamme, J. Nouet, S. Reguer, D. Vantelon, C. Gautheron
Summary: This study focuses on the development of lateritic and bauxitic duricrusts over the Paleoproterozoic Greenstone Belt in the Brownsberg, Suriname. Geochronological, mineralogical, and geochemical analyses provide insights into the formation history, ages, and environmental evolution of these duricrusts, revealing a complex and long-lasting weathering history in the region.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
R. M. Flowers, P. K. Zeitler, M. Danisik, P. W. Reiners, C. Gautheron, R. A. Ketcham, J. R. Metcalf, D. F. Stockli, E. Enkelmann, R. W. Brown
Summary: The field of (U-Th)/He geochronology and thermochronology has experienced significant growth over the past 25 years. However, there is currently a lack of universally agreed upon protocols for reporting data and uncertainties. This study aims to address these issues and provides recommendations to enhance the reliability and cross-laboratory comparison of (U-Th)/He data.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
James T. Morris, Donald C. Barber, John C. Callaway, Randy Chambers, Scott C. Hagen, Charles S. Hopkinson, Beverly J. Johnson, Patrick Megonigal, Scott C. Neubauer, Tiffany Troxler, Cathleen Wigand
Article
Geography, Physical
Andrew C. Kemp, Jessica J. Kegel, Stephen J. Culver, Donald C. Barber, David J. Mallinson, Eduardo Leorri, Christopher E. Bernhardt, Niamh Cahill, Stanley R. Riggs, Anna L. Woodson, Ryan P. Mulligan, Benjamin P. Horton
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stephanie H. Nebel, Arthur C. Trembanis, Donald C. Barber
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
(2012)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stephanie H. Nebel, Arthur C. Trembanis, Donald C. Barber
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
(2013)
Article
Geography, Physical
J. T. Andrews, D. C. Barber, A. E. Jennings, D. D. Eberl, B. Maclean, M. E. Kirby, J. S. Stoner
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
(2012)
Article
Geography, Physical
H. Rashid, F. Saint-Ange, D. C. Barber, M. E. Smith, N. Devalia
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2012)
Article
Geography, Physical
Bianca Reo Charbonneau, Stephanie M. Dohner, John P. Wnek, Don Barber, Phoebe Zarnetske, Brenda B. Casper
Summary: In this study, wind tunnel experiments were conducted to test how the morphology, density, and configuration of three foredune pioneer plant species influence dune initiation. Results showed that plant morphology, density, and configuration all impacted the resulting topography of dunes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jennifer S. Walker, Robert E. Kopp, Timothy A. Shaw, Niamh Cahill, Nicole S. Khan, Donald C. Barber, Erica L. Ashe, Matthew J. Brain, Jennifer L. Clear, D. Reide Corbett, Benjamin P. Horton
Summary: The study estimated sea-level budgets along the U.S. Atlantic coast, finding a faster rate of rise during the 20th century than any time in the past 2000 years.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Jennifer S. Walker, Tanghua Li, Timothy A. Shaw, Niamh Cahill, Donald C. Barber, Matthew J. Brain, Robert E. Kopp, Adam D. Switzer, Benjamin P. Horton
Summary: Stratigraphic data from salt marshes accurately reconstruct Holocene relative sea-level change and provide necessary constraints to glacial isostatic adjustment models. A new record of Mid- to Late-Holocene sea-level rise is presented using basal peats from a salt marsh in New Jersey. The sea-level index points range from 1211 to 4414 years BP, and the average rate of sea-level rise from 5000 years BP to present is 1.7 +/- 0.1 mm/year. Comparisons with GIA models show the models tend to overestimate sea-level rise in the past 5000 years.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Katherine R. Martin, Nicole M. Robey, Shirley Ma, Leanne C. Powers, Andrew Heyes, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, William J. Cooper, Timothy G. Townsend, Michael Gonsior
Summary: Landfill leachate (LL) is a potentially significant source of environmental contamination containing high concentrations of ammonia, metals, and organic compounds. Through advanced mass spectrometry techniques, this study identified the complex organic composition of LL, including the presence of sulfur, nitrogen, and chlorine-containing compounds. The study also found evidence of flame retardants and iron-organic complexes in LL, providing valuable insights for future treatment and pollution tracing efforts.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jennifer S. Walker, Niamh Cahill, Nicole S. Khan, Timothy A. Shaw, Don Barber, Kenneth G. Miller, Robert E. Kopp, Benjamin P. Horton
Article
Archaeology
Peter Magee, Hans-Peter Uerpmann, Margarethe Uerpmann, Sabah Abboud Jasim, Marc Haendel, Don Barber, Crystal Fritz, Emily Hammer
ARABIAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND EPIGRAPHY
(2009)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
JT Kelley, DC Barber, DF Belknap, DM FitzGerald, S van Heteren, SM Dickson
Article
Geography, Physical
Huyue Song, Shixue Hu, Michael Benton, Dayong Jiang
Summary: This article examines the end Permian to Middle Triassic interval, which witnessed a significant marine mass extinction and delayed recovery. The focus is on Triassic marine sediments in South China, providing unique documentation of the collapse and recovery of marine ecosystems. Several papers analyze different fossils and their ecological significance, while others study biostratigraphy, reconstruct paleoenvironments, and link records to volcanic eruptions.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Mohammad Firoze Quamar, Upasana Swaroop Banerji, Biswajeet Thakur, Ratan Kar
Summary: The Indian Summer Monsoon is a crucial component of the Asian Monsoon System, impacting rainfall, agricultural productivity, and socio-economic growth in India and nearby regions. The central monsoon zone in India is more responsive to strong monsoon phases than weak ones.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Maria Laura Balestrieri, Valerio Olivetti, David Chew, Luca Zurli, Massimiliano Zattin, Foteini Drakou, Gianluca Cornamusini, Matteo Perotti
Summary: This study presents a multidisciplinary provenance study on legacy cores drilled in the central Ross Sea, Antarctica, providing insights into the oscillation of ice flows and advance and retreat phases of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
P. Depuydt, S. Toucanne, C. Barras, S. Le Houedec, M. Mojtahid
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics of the upper branch of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in the mid-latitudes of the Northeast Atlantic. It focuses on the European Slope Current (ESC) and its glacial equivalent known as the Glacial Eastern Boundary Current (GEBC). The study reveals significant changes in flow strength and ventilation during the glacial and deglaciation periods, as well as a gradual weakening of the slope current during the Holocene.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Junhee Park, Holly J. Stein, Judith L. Hannah, Svetoslav V. Georgiev, Oyvind Hammer, Snorre Olaussen
Summary: This study reports new Re-Os ages for black shales from Svalbard and evaluates the paleoenvironment during organic-rich shale deposition. The study also proposes correlations of specific Late Jurassic ammonite zones between the Boreal and Tethyan realms.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Guocheng Dong, Weijian Zhou, Feng Xian, Yunchong Fu, Li Zhang, Ling Tang, Pengkai Ding
Summary: The cause of ice-age cycles is still not fully understood, and studying the timing and magnitude of mountain glaciations can provide valuable insights. This study presents new dating results from the Niqingqu Valley in the Tibetan Plateau, showing multiple glacial activities prior to the Penultimate Glacial Maximum. The findings suggest that low atmospheric CO2 content and reduced summer solar insolation/high summer-monsoon precipitation played a role in these glacial fluctuations.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Haoran Dong, Zhitong Chen, Yucheng Wang, Jie Chen, Zhiping Zhang, Zhongwei Shen, Xinwei Yan, Jianbao Liu
Summary: Through sediment records from Lake Nanyi in the lower Yangtze, we found that anthropogenic fire activity played a dominant role in the region, and the temporal pattern of fire activity was asynchronous from east to west. Archaeological evidence suggests an inverse relationship between agricultural and population levels and fire intensity during the mid-Holocene, with fire intensity being influenced by the diversity of landscape types associated with pre-historic subsistence patterns. Overall, changes in regional water-level delayed the transition from hunting-gathering to agriculture in the lower Yangtze region.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Giovanni Coletti, Giulia Bosio, Alberto Collareta, Or Mordecai Bialik, Eleonora Regattieri, Irene Cornacchia, Gianni Insacco, John Buckeridge
Summary: This paper argues that sessile barnacles are an excellent proxy for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions. The shells of barnacles consist of diagenetically stable low-magnesium calcite and record short-term variations. Analyses of several Western Mediterranean barnacle-rich deposits demonstrate the utility of barnacles as proxies for water depth, distance from the coastline, and hydrodynamic conditions. Moreover, the stable isotope ratios of barnacle shells can provide detailed palaeoenvironmental information.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Feng Wu, Xinong Xie, Wen Yan, Youhua Zhu, Beichen Chen, Jianuo Chen, Mo Zhou
Summary: This paper describes the Quaternary evolution of Meiji Atoll in the southern South China Sea. The findings show how variations in sea surface temperature, eustatic sea level, and tectonics have influenced the development of the atoll. These findings have broader implications for understanding the Quaternary evolution of similar tropical carbonate atolls in the region.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Ana Mateos, Ericson Hoelzchen, Jesus Rodriguez
Summary: The Epivillafranchian and the transition to the Galerian was a period of environmental fluctuations and faunal turnover. Hominins and giant hyenas could coexist during the Epivillafranchian, but the transition to the Galerian led to a disruption of the scavenging niche, coinciding with the extinction of P. brevirostris.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Tianyu Du, Wensheng Zhang, Bing Li, Linjing Liu, Yuecong Li, Yawen Ge, Shiyong Yu
Summary: This article presents sedimentary evidence for a dramatic channel displacement of the lower Yellow River about 3000-2600 years ago, and explains the impact of this displacement on the geomorphology and human migration.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Johann Mueller, Michael M. Joachimski, Oliver Lehnert, Peep Mannik, Yadong Sun
Summary: The Late Ordovician mass extinction occurred during an ice age, with maximum ice coverage and a substantial drop in global sea level. This led to the exposure or shallowing of shallow tropical shelf environments. The study suggests that the burial rate of nutrient phosphorus (P) on shelves was minimal during this glacial period, leading to excess bioavailable P entering the open ocean and stimulating phytoplankton production, which in turn lowered oxygen concentrations.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Marina Addante, Patrizia Maiorano, Giovanna Scopelliti, Angela Girone, Maria Marino, Samanta Trotta, Antonio Caruso
Summary: This study presents the first high-resolution results on planktonic foraminiferal stable oxygen isotopes and calcareous plankton assemblages, providing insights into the glacial-interglacial variability and North Atlantic climate variability. The research also reveals evidence of the first significant southward migration of the Subarctic Front in the mid-latitudes.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Bing-Cai Liu, Rui-Wen Zong, Kai Wang, Jiao Bai, Yi Wang, Hong-He Xu
Summary: Phytogeography plays a vital role in the evolution of plants. This paper describes a new species of a spore-bearing plant from the upper Silurian period in West Junggar, China. By analyzing global Silurian macrofossil records, the study reveals the spatial-temporal distribution of Silurian plant macrofossils and identifies two phytogeographic realms during the Pridoli Epoch.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Geography, Physical
Francois Fournier, Thomas Teillet, Alexis Licht, Jean Borgomano, Lucien Montaggioni
Summary: This study investigates the temporal evolution of neritic carbonates in the proto-South China Sea to reconstruct East Asian monsoonal currents and winds during the middle to late Paleogene. The results highlight that many of the features of the summer East Asian Monsoon large-scale circulation are rooted in the middle Paleogene.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2024)