Shuram–Wonoka carbon isotope excursion: Ediacaran revolution in the world ocean's meridional overturning circulation

The late Ediacaran Shuram–Wonoka excursion, with δ13Ccarb values as low as –12‰ (PDB) in marine-shelf deposits and spanning up to 10 Myr, is the deepest and most protracted δ13Ccarb negative anomaly recognised in Earth history. The excursion formed on at least four continents in low (≤32°) palaeolat...

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Main Authors: George E. Williams, Phillip W. Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987117302001