Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
P. L. Silva, R. Marc Bustin
Summary: This study provides an integrated assessment of the source-rock potential of the Doig Formation, revealing high organic carbon content and a higher proportion of Type II kerogen in the Doig Phosphate Zone. It also suggests that as the formation thickens southwestwards, the thermal maturity and dry gas content increase.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jiyuan You, Yiqun Liu, Dingwu Zhou, Yiyao Yang
Summary: The study presents the original discovery of well-preserved hydrothermal chimneys in the geological record and provides evidence of hydrothermal activity in sedimentary rocks. The ancient chimneys may be related to oil production and serve as important indicators for future oil investigations. Their in situ geochemistry and sulfur isotopes suggest a possible magmatic trigger for these hydrothermal vents.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Rafael Spiekermann, Andre Jasper, Anelise Marta Siegloch, Margot Guerra-Sommer, Dieter Uhl
Summary: A new fossil taxon, Iratinia australis gen. nov. et. sp. nov., has been proposed based on an anatomically preserved axis from Brazil, showing affinities with Cycadales. This discovery suggests that the general anatomy of Cycadales was already established in the Kungurian period.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
F. C. Manosso, Zb Zwolinski, A. Najwer, B. T. Basso, D. S. Santos, M. Pagliarini
Summary: Geodiversity refers to the variety of abiotic elements and processes present at different scales and dimensions in an area. This study quantified and assessed geodiversity in the Marrecas River drainage basin in southern Brazil, finding lower geodiversity in certain interfluves and estuary areas, and higher geodiversity in valleys. The results highlight the importance of not solely focusing on the richness of geodiversity, but also considering the spatial distribution of environmental components in the study area.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhou Tan, Wenjiao Xiao, Qigui Mao, Hao Wang, Miao Sang, Rui Li, Limin Gao, Yuhong Guo, Jingmin Gan, Yanhong Liu, Bo Wan
Summary: The timing of the final welding of the southern Altaids to construct Pangea is uncertain, leading to debate about the configuration of northeast Pangea and the reconstruction of proto-Asia. Analysis of sediments in a fore-arc accretionary basin in the South Tianshan Orogenic Belt reveals that they have a maximum depositional age in the early Triassic and originate from the distal East Tianshan Arc region.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sansan Feng, Hongwei Lu, Tianci Yao
Summary: The study found that a significant amount of microplastics can be found in surface waters and sediments in the Tibetan Plateau, mainly in the form of fibers ranging from 100 to 500 micrometers. The concentration of microplastics in the downstream of the Brahmaputra River nearly doubled compared to the upstream, largely due to human activities downstream.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sansan Feng, Hongwei Lu, Tianci Yao, Yunlong Liu, Peipei Tian, Jingzhao Lu
Summary: Microplastics are widely present in the environment, with fibers being the most common shape and polypropylene being the most abundant type. The study found that microplastic concentrations were higher in salty water than in fresh water, indicating that salt intrusion accelerates microplastic fragmentation. Urban agglomeration and interception associated with sedimentation and precipitation were identified as major factors contributing to increased microplastic concentrations in downstream areas, with the highest levels observed around the Yichang City in the Yangtze River watershed.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Alberto Collareta, Marco Merella, Simone Casati, Andrea Di Cencio, Chiara Tinelli, Giovanni Bianucci
Summary: Chitons are important bioeroders in present-day shallow seas, with evidence of their feeding preserved in the form of radular traces on invertebrate shells and hardgrounds. A recent study reports widespread grazing traces on the extinct sirenian Metaxytherium subapenninum, suggesting that bone has served as a substrate for chiton feeding for over 66 million years. The role of bioerosion in fossilization is significant, and further research on how grazing organisms contribute to the processes affecting bone can provide new insights into marine vertebrate fossilization.
Article
Geography, Physical
Yanhua Xu, Dengfa He
Summary: This study investigates the provenance of the southeast Ordos Basin using petrology, sedimentology, subsidence and geochronology. The results show a shift in provenance from recycled orogenic to a mixture of recycled orogenic and arc magmatic materials. Tectonic subsidence and zircon age distribution suggest a transition from short and rapid uplift to remote continuous uplift. This study provides new insights into the closure process of the Mianlue Ocean during the Triassic and its impact on the tectonic environment of the southern North China Craton.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Birtukan Abebe Hirpa, Girma Berhe Adane, Asfawossen Asrat, Dessie Nedaw
Summary: This study investigates the utilization of water resources in the upper Awash basin in central Ethiopia, focusing on the water footprints of major crops. The results suggest that cultivating less water-intensive, high-yield crops can significantly decrease water footprints.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Shreya Mishra, Suryendu Dutta, Vikram Partap Singh, Sumit Kumar, Runcie Paul Mathews, Neerja Jha
Summary: The Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction event had a significant impact on life in India, leading to the destruction of glossopterids and the replacement by stress-tolerant lycopsids. The discovery of an acritarch spike in the Indian subcontinent from the uppermost Permian to Lower Triassic sequence sheds light on the relationship between acritarchs and floral shifts, suggesting deposition under shallow marine conditions. Additionally, the presence of marine and hypersaline biomarkers indicates a possible marine incursion in the P-G basin during the extinction event.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shenyuan Peng, Jian Liu, Michael J. Benton, Xin Jin, Zhiqiang Shi
Summary: Abundant new dinosaur tracks were discovered at the Tianquan track site in the western Sichuan Basin, China, providing valuable information about dinosaurs from the Late Triassic. The tracks belong to small theropod dinosaurs and are dated to the mid-Norian age of 218.4 +/- 4.7 million years ago.
Article
Geography, Physical
Roger M. H. Smith, Jennifer Botha, Pia A. Viglietti
Summary: This study presents sedimentological and taphonomic evidence to support the hypothesis of drought-induced mass death of tetrapods in the earliest Triassic strata of the southern Karoo Basin. The analysis of in-situ fossils reveals the presence of numerous articulated Lystrosaurus skeletons, suggesting that they died during periods of drought and starvation. The study also provides insights into the environmental conditions and evolutionary impact of these episodes of mass death.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Mina Mazaheri-Johari, Guido Roghi, Marcello Caggiati, Evelyn Kustatscher, Ebrahim Ghasemi-Nejad, Andrea Zanchi, Piero Gianolla
Summary: The Middle-Upper Triassic Aghdarband Basin in NE Iran is characterized by a strongly deformed stratigraphic succession deposited in a complex tectonic setting related to a back-arc environment. The sedimentological and palynological analyses reveal a shift from xerophytic to hygrophytic vegetation, indicating a change in paleoclimate conditions. The unconformity between the Miankuhi and Sina formations is interpreted as a result of sea-level fall associated with humid climate shift during the Eo-Cimmerian Orogeny.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
A. P. Rudke, A. C. F. Xavier, L. D. Martins, E. D. Freitas, C. B. Uvo, R. Hallak, R. A. F. Souza, R. V. Andreoli, T. T. de Almeida Albuquerque, J. A. Martins
Summary: In this study, the authors used Landsat images to identify the paths of land cover changes in the Upper Paraná River Basin. They found significant changes in cropland, forest, grassland, and savanna areas, which were mainly driven by agricultural and livestock activities. The study also showed a significant decrease in the Cerrado biome, primarily due to the expansion of cropland and the migration of pasture areas.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Angela Cristine Scaramuzza dos Santos, Margot Guerra-Sommer, Isabela Degani-Schmidt, Anelise Marta Siegloch, Joalice de Oliveira Mendonca, Joao Graciano Mendonca Filho, Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Summary: This study examined a gelified wood fossil from the late Aptian period in the Macei 'o Formation in northeastern Brazil. The research analyzed the tissue structure and fungal remains, and provided insights into the distribution of the fossil-genus in South America and its climatic tolerance.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Giuseppe Leonardi
Summary: Paleontology focuses on the description and discovery of new fossils, emphasizing the importance of social recognition and individual memory. However, the complexity of paleontological research goes beyond intellectual work and requires collaboration with various individuals, including local populations, assistants, and workers. This collaboration is crucial for new discoveries, optimization of work, and advancement of knowledge, contributing to the preservation of geological heritage.
Correction
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Caiubi Emanuel Souza Kuhn, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Fabio Augusto Gomes Vieira Reis, Andre Luis Spisila, Marjorie Cseko Nolasco
Article
Geology
Fabio Lamm, Francisco Henrique de Oliveira Lima, Cleber Fernandes Alves, Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Summary: The biostratigraphy of the Aptian-Albian interval using calcareous nannofossils has been continuously developed and applied. However, the scarcity of complete marine sections and taxonomic ambiguities pose challenges in stratigraphic studies of this interval. The Poggio le Guaine section in central Italy offers a unique opportunity with a complete and undisturbed sedimentary succession of the Aptian-Albian interval. This study aims to provide a detailed biostratigraphic zonation, calibrate it with previous works, and discuss important bioevents.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geology
Maria G. P. de Carvalho, John G. Maisey, Ighor Dienes Mendes, Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Summary: In this article, a scorpion fossil (Protoischnurus axelrodorum) from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation in northeastern Brazil is analyzed using computed microtomography. The taphonomy and morphology of the fossil are described and illustrated, and a revised diagnosis of the genus is presented. The phylogenetic relationships of this taxon are also discussed, placing Protoischnurus in the Scorpionoidea and suggesting its possible role as an early member of the Iurida crown group.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geology
Daubian Santos, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Guilherme Cunha Ribeiro
Summary: This study describes twelve new species of the genus Leptotarsus and provides an updated identification key for all Cretaceous Leptotarsus species worldwide.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geology
Victor Matheus Joaquim Salgado-Campos, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Luiz Carlos Bertolino, Leonardo Borghi, Aristoteles de Moraes Rios-Netto, Bruno Cesar Araujo, Danielle Cardoso de Souza, Lais de Oliveira Ferreira, Fabia Emanuela Rafaloski Bobco
Summary: The Codo Formation in the Parnaiba Basin, Brazil, is an important lacustrine depositional system with high organic matter content and similarities to the Brazilian Pre-salt interval. This study provides new mineralogical and lithogeochemical data to improve understanding of the environmental, climatic, and provenance evolution of the Codo deposits.
SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Biology
Silverio Domingues Figueiredo, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Xabier Pereda Suberbiola, Pedro Proenca Cunha, Ioanna Bachtsevanidou Strantzali, Vanessa Antunes
Summary: This article describes the discovery of ornithopod remains in the Papo-Seco Formation in western central Portugal. These fossils extend the record of early Barremian ornithopods in the region and provide valuable insights into the evolutionary history of these dinosaurs.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geology
Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Giuseppe Leonardi
Summary: Dinosaur tracks have been discovered in the Rio do Peixe basins in western Paraiba, Brazil, with a total of 39 individual tracksites. These tracks are found in 98 stratigraphic levels, and the Triunfo basin is one of the sub-basins in the area. So far, only a few footprints and trackways have been identified, belonging to theropods and ornithopods.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Isabela Degani-Schmidt, Margot Guerra-Sommer, Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Summary: This study is the first to estimate paleoatmospheric carbon dioxide concentration using stomatal numbers in the paleoequatorial late Aptian Crato Formation. Stomatal frequency and distribution in the plant Pseudofrenelopsis capillata were analyzed through scanning electron microscopy. The estimated paleoatmospheric pCO2 range was consistent with results from other latitudes in the Early Cretaceous and discussed in the context of the paleoenvironment.
JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Mariana Cirino, Francisco Ricardo Negri, Castor Cartelle, Jorge Ferigolo, Ana Maria Ribeiro
Summary: Diagnoses of Mylodontidae species are typically based on skull, mandibular, and tooth characteristics. However, this study collected a significant set of postcranial specimens from Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, allowing for the observation of key diagnostic characters. Morphological and morphometric analysis indicated significant differences in postcranial morphology, and the remains were assigned to Glossotherium robustum, Lestodon armatus, and a new Scelidotheriinae species.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PALEONTOLOGIA
(2023)
Article
Geology
Silverio Domingues Figueiredo, Carlos Marques, Isabel Morais Rosa, Pedro Proenca Cunha, Ismar de Souza Carvalho
Summary: Fossils of sauropods, including Titanosauriform sauropods, and other vertebrates have been found in the Papo-Seco Formation in Cabo Espichel, south of Lisbon, Portugal. These fossils were discovered in marls, sandstones, and conglomerates, which were deposited in lagoonal and estuarine environments under a tropical climate. The study of these fossils, including teeth and postcranial remains, provides insights into the ancient ecosystem.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geology
Diogo Lins Batista, Ismar de Souza Carvalho, Marcelo S. de la Fuente
Summary: The paleoecology of Araripemys barretoi, a pelomedusoid turtle from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil, was investigated. Analysis of forelimb proportions suggests that Araripemys barretoi had specialized morphology as an agile swimmer in large water bodies. Various postcranial anatomical features indicate that this species was adapted to different aquatic environments. Araripemys barretoi was abundant during the Aptian in the Araripe and Parnaiba basins, which were once an epicontinental sea related to the Equatorial Atlantic opening.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Thayara S. Carrasco, Renan C. de Lima, Gabriel S. da Mota, Silvina Botta, Eduardo R. Secchi, Ana Maria Ribeiro, Jorge Ferigolo, Francisco S. Buchmann
Summary: Late Pleistocene fossils from southern Brazil provide a unique opportunity to study the diet and habitat use of the extant franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) prior to human influence. Stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis conducted on fossil and contemporary specimens reveal differences in isotopic composition, with fossils showing more disparate delta C-13 values and recent samples showing more disparate delta O-18 values. The differences can be attributed to impoverished modern fish communities and temporal changes in freshwater influx.
MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Silvia Helena De Souza Arcanjo, Diogo Van Basten Aguiar De Sousa, Manuel Alfredo Medeiros, Rafael Matos Lindoso, Eliane Pinheiro De Sousa, Ismar De Souza Carvalho
Summary: This article demonstrates the impact of the Parnaiba River Lineament on the tectonics of the Parnaiba Basin through the discovery of a paleontological finding from the Cretaceous period near a Permian sequence. A normal fault in the NNE-SSW direction caused the subsidence of the Cretaceous Itapecuru Formation and the relative uplift of the Permian Pedra de Fogo Formation. The presence of a Mesozoic theropod tooth at the same level as a Paleozoic unit provides evidence of tectonic activity affecting the stratigraphic successions of the Parnaiba Basin.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PALEONTOLOGIA
(2023)
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)
