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View article: Size variation of Eprolithus floralis across Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (Late Cretaceous) in the Eastbourne section
Size variation of Eprolithus floralis across Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (Late Cretaceous) in the Eastbourne section Open
View article: Upper Cretaceous (upper Turonian – lower Campanian) calcareous nannofossils and carbon isotopes from Seaford Head (southern England): Critical appraisal of biozones and correlation to GSSPs
Upper Cretaceous (upper Turonian – lower Campanian) calcareous nannofossils and carbon isotopes from Seaford Head (southern England): Critical appraisal of biozones and correlation to GSSPs Open
View article: EARLY TRIASSIC ORIGIN OF COCCOLITHOGENESIS
EARLY TRIASSIC ORIGIN OF COCCOLITHOGENESIS Open
Calcareous nannofossil investigations were conducted on Lower and Middle Triassic marine successions from South China. Coccoliths, nannoliths and calcispheres are relatively frequent and moderately preserved, showing an increase in diversi…
View article: Calcareous plankton and shallow-water benthic biocalcifiers: Resilience and extinction across the Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event 2
Calcareous plankton and shallow-water benthic biocalcifiers: Resilience and extinction across the Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 Open
View article: Revised Calcareous Plankton Biozonation of the Cretaceous at Low and Middle Latitudes
Revised Calcareous Plankton Biozonation of the Cretaceous at Low and Middle Latitudes Open
View article: A climate threshold for ocean deoxygenation during the Early Cretaceous
A climate threshold for ocean deoxygenation during the Early Cretaceous Open
View article: A legacy plan and an innovative access framework for the next decades of Italian geoscientists involved in scientific drilling: the role of ECORD/IODP-Italy in the ITINERIS project
A legacy plan and an innovative access framework for the next decades of Italian geoscientists involved in scientific drilling: the role of ECORD/IODP-Italy in the ITINERIS project Open
In the framework of the Research Infrastructures (RIs), scientific drilling represents a globally ranging, distributed RI that generates a wide variety of subsurface data. The ongoing project “Italian Integrated Environmental Researc…
View article: The resilience of Tethyan planktonic and benthic calcifying algae to Early Cretaceous perturbations: comparison between the Valanginian Weissert Event and the early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a
The resilience of Tethyan planktonic and benthic calcifying algae to Early Cretaceous perturbations: comparison between the Valanginian Weissert Event and the early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a Open
During the Cretaceous, the Berriasian-Aptian interval witnessed a transition from a relatively cool climate with intermittent polar ice to a greenhouse state that persisted throughout the Late Cretaceous. These palaeoclimatic changes were …
View article: Response of calcareous nannoplankton to paleoenvironmental changes across the Aptian-Albian transition of the southern South Atlantic (Falkland Plateau, DSDP Site 511)
Response of calcareous nannoplankton to paleoenvironmental changes across the Aptian-Albian transition of the southern South Atlantic (Falkland Plateau, DSDP Site 511) Open
The late Aptian-early late Albian transition has been characterized by changes in surface water temperature and fertility recognized in several successions at low- and mid-latitudes. Less is known about paleoenvironmental conditions at hig…
View article: Uranium-isotope records of global ocean deoxygenation during the Early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1a)
Uranium-isotope records of global ocean deoxygenation during the Early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1a) Open
The Phanerozoic Aeon was marked by several variations in global oxygenation levels, occuring both gradually over multi-million year timescales and also more abruptly as transient perturbations lasting typically a million years or less. Fol…
View article: Morphometric changes in Watznaueria barnesiae across the mid Cretaceous: Paleoecological implications
Morphometric changes in Watznaueria barnesiae across the mid Cretaceous: Paleoecological implications Open
This study reveals moderate yet important variations in Watznaueria barnesiae coccolith and central unit size throughout the Aptian–late Cenomanian (27 my) time interval in western Tethys. A new statistical approach was applied to determin…
View article: Cretaceous large igneous provinces: from volcanic formation to environmental catastrophes and biological crises
Cretaceous large igneous provinces: from volcanic formation to environmental catastrophes and biological crises Open
The Cretaceous Period was marked by the formation of numerous large igneous provinces (LIPs), several of which were associated with geologically rapid climate, environmental and biosphere perturbations, including the early Aptian and lates…
View article: Early Cretaceous Deep-Water Bedforms West of the Guinea Plateau Revise the Opening History of the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway
Early Cretaceous Deep-Water Bedforms West of the Guinea Plateau Revise the Opening History of the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway Open
View article: Paleoclimatic and Paleoceanographic Implications Based on Calcareous Nannofossils and Stable Isotopes of the Albian - Campanian in the South Atlantic Ocean
Paleoclimatic and Paleoceanographic Implications Based on Calcareous Nannofossils and Stable Isotopes of the Albian - Campanian in the South Atlantic Ocean Open
View article: The early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Jenkyns Event) in the Alpine-Mediterranean Tethys, north African margin, and north European epicontinental seaway
The early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Jenkyns Event) in the Alpine-Mediterranean Tethys, north African margin, and north European epicontinental seaway Open
View article: Suboxic conditions prevailed during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the Alpine-Mediterranean Tethys: The Sogno Core pelagic record (Lombardy Basin, northern Italy)
Suboxic conditions prevailed during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the Alpine-Mediterranean Tethys: The Sogno Core pelagic record (Lombardy Basin, northern Italy) Open
View article: CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSIL TAXONOMY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE TOARCIAN-LOWER BAJOCIAN COLLE DI SOGNO SECTION (LOMBARDY BASIN, SOUTHERN ALPS, ITALY)
CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSIL TAXONOMY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE TOARCIAN-LOWER BAJOCIAN COLLE DI SOGNO SECTION (LOMBARDY BASIN, SOUTHERN ALPS, ITALY) Open
Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy was conducted in the Toarcian-lower Bajocian interval at Colle di Sogno (Lombardy Basin, Southern Alps, Northern Italy) where the type-section of the Sogno Formation consisting of pelagic marly limest…
View article: Calcareous nannoplankton response to the latest Cenomanian Oceanic Anoxic Event 2
Calcareous nannoplankton response to the latest Cenomanian Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 Open
Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE)2 (latest Cenomanian, ca. 94 Ma) represents a major palaeoceanographic phenomenon that took place during an interval of extreme global warmth. High-resolution climate records reveal considerable changes in tempera…
View article: Short and long-term size changes of calcareous nannofossil Watznaueria barnesiae across the latest Barremian- late Cenomanian interval (Cretaceous) in the western Tethys.
Short and long-term size changes of calcareous nannofossil Watznaueria barnesiae across the latest Barremian- late Cenomanian interval (Cretaceous) in the western Tethys. Open
Calcareous nannofossil Watznaueria barnesiae is a resistant and tolerant species and previous morphometric studies have evidenced minor (Erba et al., 2010; Lubke et al.2016) or no size changes during Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs) (Bornemann…
View article: The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Campanian Stage at Bottaccione (Gubbio, Italy) and its Auxiliary Sections: Seaford Head (UK), Bocieniec (Poland), Postalm (Austria), Smoky Hill, Kansas (U.S.A), Tepayac (Mexico)
The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of the Campanian Stage at Bottaccione (Gubbio, Italy) and its Auxiliary Sections: Seaford Head (UK), Bocieniec (Poland), Postalm (Austria), Smoky Hill, Kansas (U.S.A), Tepayac (Mexico) Open
Following the unanimous vote of the Executive Committee of International Union of Geological Sciences in October 2022, the Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Campanian Stage is confirmed as the magnetic polari…
View article: Carbon pump dynamics and limited organic carbon burial during OAE1a
Carbon pump dynamics and limited organic carbon burial during OAE1a Open
View article: Uranium-isotope records of global ocean deoxygenation during the Early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1a)
Uranium-isotope records of global ocean deoxygenation during the Early Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE 1a) Open
View article: The link between subducted marine microalgae and volcanic arc emissions
The link between subducted marine microalgae and volcanic arc emissions Open
View article: Biostratigraphy, paleobathymetry and paleobiogeography of Lower Cretaceous benthic foraminifera from Shatsky Rise (ODP Leg 198) in the central Pacific Ocean
Biostratigraphy, paleobathymetry and paleobiogeography of Lower Cretaceous benthic foraminifera from Shatsky Rise (ODP Leg 198) in the central Pacific Ocean Open
View article: Schizosphaerella size and abundance variations across the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the Sogno Core (Lombardy Basin, Southern Alps)
Schizosphaerella size and abundance variations across the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the Sogno Core (Lombardy Basin, Southern Alps) Open
View article: Size and abundance variations of Schizosphaerella across the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event 
Size and abundance variations of Schizosphaerella across the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event  Open
<p>The Toarcian oceanic anoxic event (T-OAE), dated as early Toarcian is considered one of the most extreme paleoenvironmental perturbations in Earth’s history. It is characterized by global warming, accelerated weathering,…
View article: Tiniest story-tellers of the largest ecosystem: calcareous nannofossils and the Mesozoic ocean
Tiniest story-tellers of the largest ecosystem: calcareous nannofossils and the Mesozoic ocean Open
<p>Pelagic sediments are boring as they result from monotonous processes: after death, calcareous and/or siliceous phytoplankton and zooplankton (with minor contributions of clayey particles) very slowly settle on the ocean floor. Pe…
View article: Carbon- and oxygen-isotope signature of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event: insights from two Tethyan pelagic sequences (Gajum and Sogno Cores – Lombardy Basin, northern Italy)
Carbon- and oxygen-isotope signature of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event: insights from two Tethyan pelagic sequences (Gajum and Sogno Cores – Lombardy Basin, northern Italy) Open
The early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE) was associated with major climatic changes involving profound effects on the global carbon cycle. In this study, we present new carbon-and oxygen-isotope, CaCO3 and total organic carbon (TOC)…
View article: Ferruginous oceans during OAE1a and collapse of the marine sulfate pool
Ferruginous oceans during OAE1a and collapse of the marine sulfate pool Open
View article: Paleoceanographic inferences from benthic foraminifera across the early Aptian Ocean Anoxic Event 1a in the western Tethys
Paleoceanographic inferences from benthic foraminifera across the early Aptian Ocean Anoxic Event 1a in the western Tethys Open