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Ordovician δ13C chemostratigraphy: A global review of major excursions and their ties to graptolite and conodont biostratigraphy (2020)
Book Chapter
Bergström, S. M., Eriksson, M. E., & Ahlberg, P. (2020). Ordovician δ13C chemostratigraphy: A global review of major excursions and their ties to graptolite and conodont biostratigraphy. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (319-351). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.09.001

Recent studies on δ13C chemostratigraphy have produced a wealth of new information of major importance for clarification of local and global stratigraphic relationships. Currently, approximately 15 named positive and negative isotopic excursions have... Read More about Ordovician δ13C chemostratigraphy: A global review of major excursions and their ties to graptolite and conodont biostratigraphy.

Interpreting Phanerozoic δ13C patterns as periodic glacio-eustatic sequences (2020)
Book Chapter
Al-Husseini, M., & Ruebsam, W. (2020). Interpreting Phanerozoic δ13C patterns as periodic glacio-eustatic sequences. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (41-105). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.005

The deterministic Orbital Scale of glacio-eustasy is calibrated with 405-kyr time-rock units named stratons. It predicts polar ice volumes (global sea level) varied throughout the Phanerozoic according to a periodic template that repeats every 14.58... Read More about Interpreting Phanerozoic δ13C patterns as periodic glacio-eustatic sequences.

Early Toarcian glacio-eustatic unconformities and chemostratigraphic black holes (2020)
Book Chapter
Ruebsam, W., Thibault, N., & Al-Husseini, M. (2020). Early Toarcian glacio-eustatic unconformities and chemostratigraphic black holes. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (629-676). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.006

During Late Pliensbachian and Early Toarcian times (Early Jurassic Epoch, c. 185 to 180 Ma) major environmental instabilities and perturbations affected the evolution of the carbon cycle, climate, sea level and biota. The temporal and causal relation... Read More about Early Toarcian glacio-eustatic unconformities and chemostratigraphic black holes.

Review of the Upper Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian detrital series in Central and North Iberia: NE Africa as possible source area (2020)
Book Chapter
Ugidos, J. M., Barba, P., & Valladares, M. I. (2020). Review of the Upper Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian detrital series in Central and North Iberia: NE Africa as possible source area. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (147-268). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.004

This work offers a review of the Upper Ediacaran and Lower Cambrian succession in the Central and North Iberian Massif. The aim is to simplify the terminology and stratigraphic descriptions to ensure that the treatment of all available geochemical da... Read More about Review of the Upper Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian detrital series in Central and North Iberia: NE Africa as possible source area.

Stable carbon isotopes in archaeological plant remains (2020)
Book Chapter
Ferrio, J. P., Aguilera, M., Voltas, J., & Araus, J. L. (2020). Stable carbon isotopes in archaeological plant remains. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (107-145). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.008

Archaeological plant remains are a valuable source of information about the social and environmental conditions experienced by past societies. Full exploitation of the informative potential of plant remains involves the use of analytical techniques.... Read More about Stable carbon isotopes in archaeological plant remains.

Globally enhanced Hg concentration and Hg and C isotopes in Permian–Triassic boundary successions: Possible linkage to volcanism (2020)
Book Chapter
Sial, A. N., Chen, J., Korte, C., Pandit, M. K., Spangenberg, J., Silva-Tamayo, J. C., …Riedel, P. R. (2020). Globally enhanced Hg concentration and Hg and C isotopes in Permian–Triassic boundary successions: Possible linkage to volcanism. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (567-628). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.011

This study presents C and Hg (Hg/TOC) chemostratigraphy data on identified Permian–Triassic successions across the globe with an aim to develop a better understanding on the “mass extinction” event during this time interval. Besides, it would also co... Read More about Globally enhanced Hg concentration and Hg and C isotopes in Permian–Triassic boundary successions: Possible linkage to volcanism.

Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW Europe and Morocco, West Gondwana (2020)
Book Chapter
Álvaro, J. J. (2020). Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW Europe and Morocco, West Gondwana. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (269-317). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.003

The Cambrian remains one of the least constrained Phanerozoic periods from the International Geological Timescale. Several global boundaries of series and stages are still awaiting formal definition and ratification. Particularly in West Gondwana, a... Read More about Calibrating δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphic correlations across Cambrian strata of SW Europe and Morocco, West Gondwana.

Carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Tournaisian (Lower Mississippian) successions of NE Europe (2020)
Book Chapter
Zhuravlev, A. V., Plotitsyn, A. N., Gruzdev, D. A., & Smoleva, I. V. (2020). Carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Tournaisian (Lower Mississippian) successions of NE Europe. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (467-527). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.007

Biostratigraphically constrained δ13Ccarb variations in the Tournaisian successions of NE Europe (Komi Republic, Russia) are considered. Eight reference sections, characterizing platforms, slopes, and shelf depression facies, comprise the basis of th... Read More about Carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Tournaisian (Lower Mississippian) successions of NE Europe.

The isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonate as a record of pCO2: Insights from the Late Paleozoic of tropical western Pangea (2020)
Book Chapter
Tanner, L. H., & Lucas, S. G. (2020). The isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonate as a record of pCO2: Insights from the Late Paleozoic of tropical western Pangea. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (529-565). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.009

The use of the carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of pedogenic calcite as a proxy for pCO2 was established over three decades ago and remains a primary means of investigating climate history. Over time, an increased understanding of the systematics of... Read More about The isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonate as a record of pCO2: Insights from the Late Paleozoic of tropical western Pangea.

Isotope stratigraphy of Precambrian sedimentary rocks from Brazil: Keys to unlock Earth's hydrosphere, biosphere, tectonic, and climate evolution (2019)
Book Chapter
Caxito, F. D. A., Uhlein, G. J., Uhlein, A., Pedrosa-Soares, A. C., Kuchenbecker, M., Reis, H., …Rodrigues de Paula, J. (2019). Isotope stratigraphy of Precambrian sedimentary rocks from Brazil: Keys to unlock Earth's hydrosphere, biosphere, tectonic, and climate evolution. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Timescales (73-132). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2019.08.002

Brazil is a natural laboratory for the application of isotope stratigraphy tools on the study of Precambrian sedimentary successions, with excellent registers of Archean, Paleo, Meso, and Neoproterozoic age. Those successions witnessed the most extre... Read More about Isotope stratigraphy of Precambrian sedimentary rocks from Brazil: Keys to unlock Earth's hydrosphere, biosphere, tectonic, and climate evolution.

Sulfur isotopes—Use for stratigraphy during times of rapid perturbations (2019)
Book Chapter
Yao, W., Wortmann, U. G., & Paytan, A. (2019). Sulfur isotopes—Use for stratigraphy during times of rapid perturbations. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-33). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2019.08.004

The sulfur isotopic composition of seawater sulfate oscillates over geological time, responding to changes in the redox state and biogeochemical processes on the Earth's surface. During times of rapid perturbations in sulfur isotopes where biostratig... Read More about Sulfur isotopes—Use for stratigraphy during times of rapid perturbations.

Stable-isotope chemostratigraphy of Urgonian-type platform carbonates: Time to be cautious? (2019)
Book Chapter
Tendil, A. J., Frau, C., Léonide, P., Fournier, F., Borgomano, J. R., Lanteaume, C., …Rolando, J. (2019). Stable-isotope chemostratigraphy of Urgonian-type platform carbonates: Time to be cautious?. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (165-216). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2019.08.001

In recent years, δ13C and δ18O chemostratigraphy has become a powerful tool used to solve controversial results using different biological time markers from shallow-marine carbonate environments and establish long-distance correlations across proxima... Read More about Stable-isotope chemostratigraphy of Urgonian-type platform carbonates: Time to be cautious?.

Sr-isotope chronology of carbonate rocks: Quantifying the uncertainty of inversion (2019)
Book Chapter
Wan, R., Liu, W., McArthur, J. M., & Wang, Z. (2019). Sr-isotope chronology of carbonate rocks: Quantifying the uncertainty of inversion. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (35-72). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2019.08.003

The ages of carbonate rocks can be determined by comparing their 87Sr/86Sr ratios with the well-established seawater 87Sr/86Sr curve. Current models and databases provide no explicit solution to the problem of accurately assigning uncertainties to de... Read More about Sr-isotope chronology of carbonate rocks: Quantifying the uncertainty of inversion.

Stable isotopes as a tool for stratigraphic studies: Insights from the Brazilian sedimentary record (2019)
Book Chapter
Rodrigues, R., Pereira, E., Bergamaschi, S., & Bastos, L. P. H. (2019). Stable isotopes as a tool for stratigraphic studies: Insights from the Brazilian sedimentary record. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Timescales (133-164). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2019.08.007

The application of stable isotopes in stratigraphic studies is here demonstrated with selected sedimentary Brazilian sections from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. In those different age-case we present the application of δ13Corg and carb, δ15Nt... Read More about Stable isotopes as a tool for stratigraphic studies: Insights from the Brazilian sedimentary record.

Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology in 2018 (2018)
Book Chapter
Hinnov, L. A. (2018). Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology in 2018. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-80). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.08.004

After more than a century of doubt and equivocation, cyclostratigraphy – the stratigraphic record of astronomically forced paleoclimatic change – has come to be widely accepted in the geosciences. Cyclostratigraphy depicts a paleoclimate system that... Read More about Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology in 2018.

Astronomical Time Scale for the Mesozoic (2018)
Book Chapter
Huang, C. (2018). Astronomical Time Scale for the Mesozoic. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (81-150). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.08.005

The astronomical theory and its application to sediment cyclostratigraphy have been widely studied over the past thirty years. Especially during the past decade, these have been successfully applied for a continuous high-resolution calibration of por... Read More about Astronomical Time Scale for the Mesozoic.

Muschelkalk Ramp Cycles Revisited (2018)
Book Chapter
Götz, A. E., & Török, Á. (2018). Muschelkalk Ramp Cycles Revisited. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (265-284). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.08.003

Anisian Muschelkalk ramp cycles are well documented from the northwestern Tethys shelf and its northern Peri-Tethys Basin by detailed studies in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Hungary. High-resolution correlation based on cyclostratigraphy has... Read More about Muschelkalk Ramp Cycles Revisited.