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Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel (1956–2022): A legacy of foraminiferal research and scientific eminence (2023)
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Price, G. D., & Montenari, M. (2023). Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel (1956–2022): A legacy of foraminiferal research and scientific eminence. In Stratigraphy of Geo- and Biodynamic Processes (1-36). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2023.08.010

Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel, a prominent marine paleontologist, dedicated over 40 years to academic excellence at University College London. Her unparalleled expertise in foraminifera reshaped our paleontological and geological understanding of signi... Read More about Marcelle K. BouDagher-Fadel (1956–2022): A legacy of foraminiferal research and scientific eminence.

An overview of the geology of paleoanthropological and archaeological sites of South Africa (2022)
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Makhubela, T. V., & Mavuso, S. S. (2022). An overview of the geology of paleoanthropological and archaeological sites of South Africa. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (221-268). Elsevier

Paleoanthropological and archaeological remains in South Africa are found in various sites formed in diverse environments of caves, rock shelters and open-air settings. These sites contain deposits dating back mainly to the Quaternary, but also exten... Read More about An overview of the geology of paleoanthropological and archaeological sites of South Africa.

The Quaternary vertebrate fauna of cave deposits of the Podillia-Bukovynian Karst-Speleological Area (Western Ukraine) (2022)
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Ridush, B. (2022). The Quaternary vertebrate fauna of cave deposits of the Podillia-Bukovynian Karst-Speleological Area (Western Ukraine). In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (157-219). Elsevier

The Podillia-Bukovinian Karst-Speleological Area is rich in numerous caves of karst, suffosion, and weathering origin. The gypsum karst is the most widespread in the area. It is famous for the World's largest maze-caves in gypsum. Some of these caves... Read More about The Quaternary vertebrate fauna of cave deposits of the Podillia-Bukovynian Karst-Speleological Area (Western Ukraine).

An outline of geochemical proxies used on marine sediments deposited during the Quaternary Period (2022)
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Banerji, U. S., Batuk Joshi, K., Pandey, L., & Prakash Dubey, C. (2022). An outline of geochemical proxies used on marine sediments deposited during the Quaternary Period. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-35). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2022.09.002

The sediments have been a ubiquitous archive for paleoclimate reconstruction while the marine sediments are considered to be serene and mostly undisturbed from anthropogenic encroachments. Unlike continental records, the deep-sea sediments elucidated... Read More about An outline of geochemical proxies used on marine sediments deposited during the Quaternary Period.

The latest European record of Chasmaporthetes lunensis lunensis (Del Campana, 1914) from Schernfeld (Bavaria, Germany) in terms of the changes in the European carnivore paleoguilds (2022)
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Marciszak a, A., Gornig a, W., Kropczyk a, A., & Rössner, G. E. (2022). The latest European record of Chasmaporthetes lunensis lunensis (Del Campana, 1914) from Schernfeld (Bavaria, Germany) in terms of the changes in the European carnivore paleoguilds. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (137-156). Elsevier

The hyaena Chasmaporthetes lunensis lacks the robust and hyper-robust dentition of its bone-cracking relatives. Its gracile skeleton reflects an adaption to fast running and chasing down prey. The species was widespread on the northern hemisphere thr... Read More about The latest European record of Chasmaporthetes lunensis lunensis (Del Campana, 1914) from Schernfeld (Bavaria, Germany) in terms of the changes in the European carnivore paleoguilds.

Stratigraphy in the Greenland/Iceland/Norwegian (GIN) seas: A multiproxy approach on Pleistocene sediments (2022)
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Sabine-Lamoureux, M. E., Eynaud, F., Zaragosi, S., Giraudeau, J., Debret, M., Rossignol-Malaize, L., …Garlan, T. (2022). Stratigraphy in the Greenland/Iceland/Norwegian (GIN) seas: A multiproxy approach on Pleistocene sediments. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (37-80). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2022.09.004

A multiproxy sedimentological study was conducted on five sediment cores retrieved between 67 and 79°N in the Greenland/Iceland/Norwegian seas in order to infer a common chronostratigraphic model for the selected cores. This model is based on the use... Read More about Stratigraphy in the Greenland/Iceland/Norwegian (GIN) seas: A multiproxy approach on Pleistocene sediments.

New lithostratigraphic nomenclature of Neogene rock units in As-Sahabi area, Sirt Basin, northeast Libya (2022)
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Hasan El-Shawaihdi, M., Thomas Boaz, N., Muftah, A., & Salloum, F. (2022). New lithostratigraphic nomenclature of Neogene rock units in As-Sahabi area, Sirt Basin, northeast Libya. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (269-308). Elsevier

This paper reviews the lithostratigraphic nomenclature of Neogene formal and informal rock units in the As-Sahabi area of northeast Libya. Formally-named lithostratigraphic units are modified whereas informal units are re-designated and given new nam... Read More about New lithostratigraphic nomenclature of Neogene rock units in As-Sahabi area, Sirt Basin, northeast Libya.

Quaternary Palynostratigraphy of Germany with special emphasis on the Late Pleistocene (2022)
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Stojakowits, P., & Mayr, C. (2022). Quaternary Palynostratigraphy of Germany with special emphasis on the Late Pleistocene. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (81-136). Elsevier

Here, we summarize and review the current state of knowledge on Quaternary palynostratigraphy in Germany. Our focus is especially on the Pleistocene and a comparison between northern and southern Germany, while we consider the Holocene only marginall... Read More about Quaternary Palynostratigraphy of Germany with special emphasis on the Late Pleistocene.

An overview of the Paleocene-Eocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and bioevents in Egypt (2021)
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Faris, M., Farouk, S., & Shabaan, M. (2021). An overview of the Paleocene-Eocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and bioevents in Egypt. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (225-292). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2021.09.003

Nineteen Paleocene-Eocene calcareous nannofossil bioevents are used to identify the zones from NP1 to NP20. Several events and climatic changes are reported across the Danian/Selandian, the Selandian/Thanetian, the Paleocene-Eocene, Early Eocene/Midd... Read More about An overview of the Paleocene-Eocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and bioevents in Egypt.

A taxonomic revision of Heliolithaceae—Applications in resolving the problematic calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Paleocene (2021)
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Bowman, A. R., & Varol, O. (2021). A taxonomic revision of Heliolithaceae—Applications in resolving the problematic calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Paleocene. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (43-223). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2021.09.002

In this study, we established a taxonomic revision of Heliolithaceae, which ultimately resolved the significant taxonomic confusion of several vital species. This greatly enhanced the biostratigraphic resolution throughout the Middle-Late Paleocene.... Read More about A taxonomic revision of Heliolithaceae—Applications in resolving the problematic calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Paleocene.

Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the East European Platform: A proposed regional nannofossil zonation scheme and correlation with foraminifera and radiolarian zones (2021)
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Ovechkina, M. N., Kopaevich, L. F., Vishnevskaya, V. S., & Mostovski, M. B. (2021). Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the East European Platform: A proposed regional nannofossil zonation scheme and correlation with foraminifera and radiolarian zones. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (293-437). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2021.09.004

The Upper Cretaceous deposits are broadly distributed over the territory of the East European Platform (EEP), yet they cannot be reliably subdivided on the basis of the calcareous nannofossils using the existing global and provincial zonal schemes du... Read More about Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the East European Platform: A proposed regional nannofossil zonation scheme and correlation with foraminifera and radiolarian zones.

Early–mid Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from the central Tethys: biostratigraphy and ecology (2021)
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Mahanipour, A., & Mutterlose, J. (2021). Early–mid Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from the central Tethys: biostratigraphy and ecology. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (439-469). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2021.09.005

The Early–mid Cretaceous Garau and Kazhdumi Formations of the Zagros Basin (western and southwestern Iran) have been studied for calcareous nannofossils and their assemblage composition. The 722 m thick Garau Formation was investigated in the Kabir-K... Read More about Early–mid Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from the central Tethys: biostratigraphy and ecology.

Miocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils sequence stratigraphy and biochronology in the subsurface of the Nile Delta of Egypt (2021)
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Mandur, M. M., Makled, W. A., & El Agroudy, I. E. (2021). Miocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils sequence stratigraphy and biochronology in the subsurface of the Nile Delta of Egypt. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-42). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2021.09.001

Nannoplankton bioevents from the Miocene-Pleistocene successions in Nile Delta and southeastern Mediterranean are used to construct a biochronological scheme with time scale. One hundred seventy-six bioevents were collected from nine wells distribute... Read More about Miocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils sequence stratigraphy and biochronology in the subsurface of the Nile Delta of Egypt.

Assessing shale gas reservoir potential using multi-scaled SEM pore network characterizations and quantifications: The Ciñera-Matallana pull-apart basin, NW Spain (2020)
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Montenari. (2020). Assessing shale gas reservoir potential using multi-scaled SEM pore network characterizations and quantifications: The Ciñera-Matallana pull-apart basin, NW Spain. In Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy, Volume 5 (677-755). https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.07.001

In recent years, unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs (UHRs), specifically shale gas plays, have become a vast source of economically viable hydrocarbons, in response to better drilling and stimulation techniques. To further improve recovery, more d... Read More about Assessing shale gas reservoir potential using multi-scaled SEM pore network characterizations and quantifications: The Ciñera-Matallana pull-apart basin, NW Spain.

Carbon isotope stratigraphy: Principles and applications (2020)
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Gröcke, D. R. (2020). Carbon isotope stratigraphy: Principles and applications. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-40). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.002

Even after all this time, our understanding of the modern and ancient carbon cycle is still incomplete. Stable carbon isotopes are an extremely useful tool from which to monitor and trace the carbon cycle. In this manner, carbon isotope stratigraphy... Read More about Carbon isotope stratigraphy: Principles and applications.

Ordovician carbon isotope stratigraphy of China: A synthesis (2020)
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Li, C., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Ordovician carbon isotope stratigraphy of China: A synthesis. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (353-386). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.010

In this paper we review the published carbon isotope records (δ13Ccarb) of the Ordovician System from Chinese terranes, principally South China, North China, Tarim and Xizang (Tibet). All the δ13Ccarb values from a number of sections in each terrane... Read More about Ordovician carbon isotope stratigraphy of China: A synthesis.

Ordovician δ13C chemostratigraphy: A global review of major excursions and their ties to graptolite and conodont biostratigraphy (2020)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Paleocene-Eocene Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Cyclostratigraphy From the Neo-Tethys, Pabdeh Formation of the Zagros Basin (Iran) (2018)
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Azami, S. H., Wolfgring, E., Wagreich, M., & Mahmudy Gharaie, M. H. (2018). Paleocene-Eocene Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Cyclostratigraphy From the Neo-Tethys, Pabdeh Formation of the Zagros Basin (Iran). In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (357-383). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.08.006

The Pabdeh Formation in the Zagros Basin, Iran, records cyclic pelagic sedimentation from the middle Paleocene to the middle Eocene in a Tethyan setting. The cyclic successions consist of deeper-water pelagic to hemipelagic shale, marl (stone) and li... Read More about Paleocene-Eocene Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy and Cyclostratigraphy From the Neo-Tethys, Pabdeh Formation of the Zagros Basin (Iran).

Mechanisms of Preservation of the Eccentricity and Longer-term Milankovitch Cycles in Detrital Supply and Carbonate Production in Hemipelagic Marl-Limestone Alternations (2018)
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Martinez, M. (2018). Mechanisms of Preservation of the Eccentricity and Longer-term Milankovitch Cycles in Detrital Supply and Carbonate Production in Hemipelagic Marl-Limestone Alternations. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (189-218). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.08.002

Eccentricity cycles often exert a strong influence on sedimentary series, while they only have weak powers in the insolation series. Three case studies previously published in Early Cretaceous hemipelagic marl-limestone alternations of the Tethyan ar... Read More about Mechanisms of Preservation of the Eccentricity and Longer-term Milankovitch Cycles in Detrital Supply and Carbonate Production in Hemipelagic Marl-Limestone Alternations.

Arabian Orbital Sequences (2018)
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Al-Husseini, M. (2018). Arabian Orbital Sequences. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (219-264). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.08.001

The orbital scale of glacio-eustasy adopts stratons as the fundamental time-rock units of sequence stratigraphy, numbers them as consecutive integers and approximates their duration as 405 kyr (Matthews and Al-Husseini, 2010). It predicts 12 stratons... Read More about Arabian Orbital Sequences.

The Down-dip Preferential Sequence Record of Orbital Cycles in Greenhouse Carbonate Ramps (2018)
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Bádenas, B., & Aurell, M. (2018). The Down-dip Preferential Sequence Record of Orbital Cycles in Greenhouse Carbonate Ramps. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (285-325). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.07.002

High-frequency sequences of different scales were recorded in the distinct carbonate ramps developed in the Iberian Basin (Spain) in the Jurassic times. This work reviews and compares the sedimentary record of these sequences in four Iberian carbonat... Read More about The Down-dip Preferential Sequence Record of Orbital Cycles in Greenhouse Carbonate Ramps.

Cyclostratigraphy of Shallow-Marine Carbonates – Limitations and Opportunities (2018)
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Strasser, A. (2018). Cyclostratigraphy of Shallow-Marine Carbonates – Limitations and Opportunities. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (151-187). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.07.001

The sedimentary record of ancient shallow-marine carbonate platforms commonly displays a stacking of different facies, which reflects repetitive changes of depositional environments through time. These changes can be induced by external factors such... Read More about Cyclostratigraphy of Shallow-Marine Carbonates – Limitations and Opportunities.

Astronomical Calibration of the Tithonian – Berriasian in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina (2018)
Book Chapter
Kietzmann, D. A., Iglesia Llanos, M. P., & Martínez, M. K. (2018). Astronomical Calibration of the Tithonian – Berriasian in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (327-355). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2018.07.003

Detailed cyclostratigraphical analyses have been made from five Tithonian–Berriasian sections of the Vaca Muerta Formation, exposed in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. The Vaca Muerta Formation is characterized by decimetre-scale rhythmic alternations o... Read More about Astronomical Calibration of the Tithonian – Berriasian in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina.

Upper Devonian Biostratigraphy, Event Stratigraphy, and Late Frasnian Kellwasser Extinction Bioevents in the Iowa Basin: Western Euramerica (2017)
Book Chapter
Day, J., & Witzke, B. J. (2017). Upper Devonian Biostratigraphy, Event Stratigraphy, and Late Frasnian Kellwasser Extinction Bioevents in the Iowa Basin: Western Euramerica. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (243-332). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.08.002

Upper Devonian (Upper Frasnian) strata in the Iowa area (central United States) provide one of the best records in North America of Late Frasnian sea-level history and the associated Kellwasser Extinction Events within a detailed conodont biostratigr... Read More about Upper Devonian Biostratigraphy, Event Stratigraphy, and Late Frasnian Kellwasser Extinction Bioevents in the Iowa Basin: Western Euramerica.

Challenging Darwin: Evolution of Triassic Conodonts and Their Struggle for Life in a Changing World (2017)
Book Chapter
Kılıç, A. M., Plasencia, P., Guex, J., & Hirsch, F. (2017). Challenging Darwin: Evolution of Triassic Conodonts and Their Struggle for Life in a Changing World. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (333-389). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.08.003

The phylogeny and distribution of Triassic conodonts reveal many aspects of their natural history. Conodonts incorporate the morphologic response to temperature as well as to eustatic cycles. Speciation, radiation, and extinction are not fortuitous a... Read More about Challenging Darwin: Evolution of Triassic Conodonts and Their Struggle for Life in a Changing World.

A Facies-Independent Trans-European Anisian–Ladinian Marker Horizon?: Significance and Impact for Sequence Stratigraphy and Intra-Tethyan Correlation (2017)
Book Chapter
Götz, A. E., & Montenari, M. (2017). A Facies-Independent Trans-European Anisian–Ladinian Marker Horizon?: Significance and Impact for Sequence Stratigraphy and Intra-Tethyan Correlation. In Advances in Sequence Stratigraphy

Transcontinental correlation of European carbonate systems that developed during the onset of the Mesozoic breakup of Pangaea remains difficult due to pronounced lateral facies variations and in many cases facies-dependent fossil groups used for bios... Read More about A Facies-Independent Trans-European Anisian–Ladinian Marker Horizon?: Significance and Impact for Sequence Stratigraphy and Intra-Tethyan Correlation.

Integrated Stratigraphy of Triassic and Jurassic Formations in the Central Oman Mountains: A Synopsis (2017)
Book Chapter
Schlaich, M., Obermaier, M., Bendias, D., & Aigner, T. (2017). Integrated Stratigraphy of Triassic and Jurassic Formations in the Central Oman Mountains: A Synopsis. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (411-436). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.07.004

The Triassic Mahil Formation and the Lower Jurassic Lower Mafraq Member are part of the AP6 (Arabian Plate) tectonostratigraphic mega-sequence. The overlying Mid- to Upper Jurassic Upper Mafraq Member, Dhruma, Tuwaiq Mountain, Hanifa and Jubaila form... Read More about Integrated Stratigraphy of Triassic and Jurassic Formations in the Central Oman Mountains: A Synopsis.

Two Approaches to Sequence Stratigraphy (2017)
Book Chapter
Embry, A. F., & Johannessen, E. P. (2017). Two Approaches to Sequence Stratigraphy. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (85-118). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.08.001

Sequence stratigraphy is a stratigraphic discipline in which the defined stratigraphic surfaces represent either breaks in deposition or changes in depositional trend. Two approaches for defining sequence stratigraphic surfaces and units have evolved... Read More about Two Approaches to Sequence Stratigraphy.

Conceptual Models for Sequence Stratigraphy of Continental Rift Successions (2017)
Book Chapter
Holz, M., Vilas-Boas, D. B., Troccoli, E. B., Santana, V. C., & Vidigal-Souza, P. A. (2017). Conceptual Models for Sequence Stratigraphy of Continental Rift Successions. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (119-186). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.07.002

Due to the basins asymmetry and the subsidence controlled by one major fault zone, the accommodation space within a rift basin is variable, and the popular passive margin-based sequence stratigraphic scheme, where depositional systems tracts develop... Read More about Conceptual Models for Sequence Stratigraphy of Continental Rift Successions.

Ordovician Sequence Stratigraphy of the Siberian and Russian Platforms (2017)
Book Chapter
Dronov, A. (2017). Ordovician Sequence Stratigraphy of the Siberian and Russian Platforms. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (187-241). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.07.005

The comparative analysis of the Ordovician successions of the Siberian and North American platforms demonstrates a striking similarity in the long-term lithological development and the sea-level curve interpretation. On both platforms, the Ordovician... Read More about Ordovician Sequence Stratigraphy of the Siberian and Russian Platforms.

Sequence Stratigraphy: Guidelines for a Standard Methodology (2017)
Book Chapter
Catuneanu, O. (2017). Sequence Stratigraphy: Guidelines for a Standard Methodology. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-57). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.07.003

The interplay of local and global controls on accommodation and sedimentation generates basin-specific sequence stratigraphic frameworks that record cyclicity at multiple scales. There are no temporal or physical standards for the scale of any type o... Read More about Sequence Stratigraphy: Guidelines for a Standard Methodology.

Sequence Stratigraphy and Geologic Time (2017)
Book Chapter
Miall, A. D. (2017). Sequence Stratigraphy and Geologic Time. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (59-83). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2017.06.001

The maturation of sequence stratigraphy and the development of a refined geological timescale have provided the basis for much more detailed stratigraphic reconstructions than were possible as little as a decade ago. Earlier studies showing that meas... Read More about Sequence Stratigraphy and Geologic Time.

Proterozoic Stratigraphy of Southern Indian Cratons and Global Context (2016)
Book Chapter
Saha, D., Patranabis-Deb, S., & Collins, A. (2016). Proterozoic Stratigraphy of Southern Indian Cratons and Global Context. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (1-59). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2016.10.003

Precambrian cratons in India host large intracratonic basins with thick Proterozoic successions ranging in age from c.1900 to c.700 Ma, though the tempo of sedimentation and age range vary from basin to basin. The stratigraphy of the major basins in... Read More about Proterozoic Stratigraphy of Southern Indian Cratons and Global Context.

Chemostratigraphy and Chemofacies of Source Rock Analogues; A High-Resolution Analysis of Black Shale Successions from the Lower Silurian Formigoso Formation (Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain) (2016)
Book Chapter
Ferriday, T., & Montenari, M. (2016). Chemostratigraphy and Chemofacies of Source Rock Analogues; A High-Resolution Analysis of Black Shale Successions from the Lower Silurian Formigoso Formation (Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain). In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (123-255). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2016.10.004

During the early Silurian, widespread anoxic graptolitic black shales developed predominantly on the northern margin of Gondwana. These black shales are attracting a considerable amount of scientific interest, as it is nowadays hypothesized that thei... Read More about Chemostratigraphy and Chemofacies of Source Rock Analogues; A High-Resolution Analysis of Black Shale Successions from the Lower Silurian Formigoso Formation (Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain).

Ultra-High-Resolution Palynostratigraphy of the Early Bajocian Sauzei and Humphriesianum Zones (Middle Jurassic) from Outcrop Sections in the Upper Rhine Area, Southwest Germany (2016)
Book Chapter
Feist-Burkhardt, S., & Götz, A. (2016). Ultra-High-Resolution Palynostratigraphy of the Early Bajocian Sauzei and Humphriesianum Zones (Middle Jurassic) from Outcrop Sections in the Upper Rhine Area, Southwest Germany. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (325-392). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2016.10.001

Marine and terrestrial palynomorphs of the Middle Jurassic, Early Bajocian are documented from three outcrop sections in the Upper Rhine area, southwest Germany. The studied part of the sections corresponds to the Early Bajocian Sauzei and Humphriesi... Read More about Ultra-High-Resolution Palynostratigraphy of the Early Bajocian Sauzei and Humphriesianum Zones (Middle Jurassic) from Outcrop Sections in the Upper Rhine Area, Southwest Germany.

Macroevolution and Biostratigraphy of Paleozoic Foraminifers (2016)
Book Chapter
Vachard, D. (2016). Macroevolution and Biostratigraphy of Paleozoic Foraminifers. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (257-323). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2016.10.005

A new classification presented for the Paleozoic foraminifers encompasses six classes: Allogromiata, Astrorhizata, Fusulinata, Miliolata, Nodosariata, and Textulariata. The three main classes, Fusulinata, Miliolata, and Nodosariata, include 10 orders... Read More about Macroevolution and Biostratigraphy of Paleozoic Foraminifers.

Conodont and Graptolite Biostratigraphy of the Ordovician System of Argentina (2016)
Book Chapter
Albanesi, G., & Ortega, G. (2016). Conodont and Graptolite Biostratigraphy of the Ordovician System of Argentina. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (61-121). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2016.10.002

The state of the art on conodont and graptolite biostratigraphy of the Ordovician System of Argentina is introduced. A composite biostratigraphic chart is assembled by precise ties of conodont and graptolite index species throughout the system. The c... Read More about Conodont and Graptolite Biostratigraphy of the Ordovician System of Argentina.

The Relevance of Iberian Sedimentary Successions for Paleogene Stratigraphy and Timescales (2016)
Book Chapter
Payros, A., Pujalte, V., Orue-Etxebarria, X., Apellaniz, E., Bernaola, G., Baceta, J., …Tosquella, J. (2016). The Relevance of Iberian Sedimentary Successions for Paleogene Stratigraphy and Timescales. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (393-489). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2016.08.001

Throughout most of the 19th and 20th centuries, studies of Paleogene stratigraphy carried out in the Iberian Peninsula lagged behind those of northern Europe. More recently, however, Iberian contributions on this topic have increased in both number a... Read More about The Relevance of Iberian Sedimentary Successions for Paleogene Stratigraphy and Timescales.