Seasonal variation in major ions chemistry and radionuclide concentrations in groundwater: a case study in the Amman-Zarqa Basin (Jordan) by Alomari, Ahmad Hussein, Carvalho, Fernando P., Saleh, Muneer Aziz, Al-Malkawi, Ghadeer, Hashim, Suhairul, Bilbiesy, Emann, Banikhalaf, Refaat, Al-Sayaheen, Amal, Abosalim, Fatin, Sharat, Diana, AbuZaitoun, Ibrahim, Tarakhan, Alaa, Shloul, Shefa

“…This research was conducted in Amman-Zarqa basin (Upper Cretaceous system) which hosts the main aquifer of Jordan. …”

Petrography, geochemistry and tectonic setting of Salmabad Tertiary volcanic rocks, southeast of Sarbisheh, eastern Iran by Masoumeh Goodarzi, Seyyed Saeid Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Zarrinkoub

“…<br><br> References<br> Berberian, F., Muir, I.D., Pankhurst, R.J. and Berberian, M., 1982. Late Cretaceous and early Miocene Andean type plutonic activity in northern Makran and Central Iran. …”
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Etude géologique de la Serrania del Interior Oriental (Venezuela) sur le transect Cariaco-Maturin Geological Survey of the Serrania Del Interior Oriental in Venezuela on the Cariac... by Hernandez G., Rossi T., Stephan J. F., Blanchet R.

“…Its occurrence was controlled by the northern boundary of the Lower Cretaceous carbonate platform. The large curvilinear dextral transcurrent fault of San Francisco (trending WNW-ESE) affected the southern part of the sector investigated. …”
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A workflow to the identification of key sequence stratigraphic surfaces from GR log interpretation; Case studies of the Sarvak and Fahliyan formations in the Abadan Plain and North... by Ali Imandoust, Omid Reza Salmian, Ali Asaadi

“…AbstractGamma Ray (GR) log is widely used to overcome the lack of continuous core samples and thin sections in many subsurface reservoirs, significantly reducing the uncertainty of presenting a robust sequence stratigraphic framework. The Lower Cretaceous Fahliyan Formation and Late Cretaceous Sarvak carbonates host important hydrocarbon accumulations in SW Iran and the Persian Gulf. …”
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Mountain building processes at the orogenic front: A study of the unroofing in Neogene foreland sequence (37°S) Procesos orogénicos en el frente Andino: Estudio de una secuencia de... by Lucía Sagripanti, Germán Bottesi, Diego Kietzmann, Andrés Folguera, Víctor A Ramos

“…The orogenic front at 37°S has been mainly formed through at least two contraccional stages, as inferred from the exhumed major angular unconformities at the Late Eocene and the Late Miocene times respectively. A Late Cretaceous event is restricted to the hinterland zones in the Main Cordillera. …”
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The Alpine Geological History of the Hellenides from the Triassic to the Present—Compression vs. Extension, a Dynamic Pair for Orogen Structural Configuration: A Synthesis by Adamantios Kilias

“…It preceded the Late Cretaceous subduction of the Axios/Vardar ocean remnants below the European continental margin and the final closure of the Axios/Vardar ocean during the Paleocene–Eocene time, which was associated with the overthrusting of the European origins Vertiskos–Kimi nappe on the Sidironero–Kerdylia nappe and, subsequently, the final collision of the European margin and the Pelagonian fragment. …”
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Genesis of the Dongpuzi Gold Deposit in the Liaodong Peninsula, NE China: Constraints from Geology, Fluid Inclusion, and C–H–O–S–Pb Isotopes by Cong Chen, Taotao Wu, Deming Sha, Dongtao Li, Zhongzhu Yang, Jing Zhang, Qingqing Shang

“…The Dongpuzi deposit was formed under an extensional setting related to the Early Cretaceous lithospheric extension and thinning of the eastern North China Craton.…”
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New early Eocene vertebrate assemblage from western India reveals a mixed fauna of European and Gondwana affinities by Thierry Smith, Kishor Kumar, Rajendra S. Rana, Annelise Folie, Floréal Solé, Corentin Noiret, Thomas Steeman, Ashok Sahni, Kenneth D. Rose

“…Gondwana taxa might represent remnants of ghost lineages shared with Madagascar, which reached the Indian subcontinent during the late Cretaceous; alternatively they might have come from North Africa and passed along the southern margin of the Neotethys to reach the Indian subcontinent. …”
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FORMATION CONDITIONS AND AGE OF THE RARE-METAL MINERALIZATION OF THE KUKULBEY ORE REGION (EASTERN TRANSBAIKALIA) by Anna A. Redina, Viktor P. Mokrushnikov, Yury O. Redin

“…According to isotope-geochronological studies the formation of tungsten mineralization within the Kukulbey ore region occurred in the Late Jurassic-early Cretaceous. Thus, rare-metal deposits of this area are probably associated with both the Kukulbey and the Shakhtama complexes.…”
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Geochronological, Geochemical and Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf Isotopic Constraints on the Petrogenesis of Pyroxene Diorites in the Sanchahe Iron-Gold Deposit, Western Shandong by Ming Ma, Chao Zhang, Yadong Li, Mingbo Gao, Jilei Gao, Siyuan Li, Qiwei Feng, Jian Li, Cui Tao, Yankui Liu

“…The zircon U-Pb age of pyroxene diorites is 138.4 ± 1.2 Ma belonging to the Early Cretaceous. Pyroxene diorites (Rittmann index σ = 2.2~2.5) belong to the calc-alkaline series and the SiO₂ content is 55~59%. …”
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Reservoir Architecture in Tide-Dominated Estuary: A Case Study of McMurray Formation Oil Sand Reservoir in the Athabasca Block, Canada by Weixue Zhang, Weixue Zhang, Jixin Huang, Wenjie Feng, Wenjie Feng, Lixin Wang, Lixin Wang, Haojie Shang, Haojie Shang, Yanshu Yin, Yanshu Yin

“…This paper presents a detailed description of the sedimentary characteristics and architecture model of the tidal-dominated estuary reservoir in the Lower Cretaceous McMurray formation. Based on a thorough study of the core data, 13 lithofacies were recognized. …”
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Investigating Possible Gastroliths in a Referred Specimen of Bohaiornis guoi (Aves: Enantiornithes) by Shumin Liu, Shumin Liu, Zhiheng Li, Zhiheng Li, Alida M. Bailleul, Alida M. Bailleul, Min Wang, Min Wang, Jingmai O’Connor, Jingmai O’Connor, Jingmai O’Connor

“…Masses of gastroliths consistent with the presence of a gastric mill are preserved in many Early Cretaceous Jehol birds mostly belonging to the Ornithuromorpha. …”
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Mélange, Flysch and Cliffs in the Pieniny Klippen Belt (Poland): An Overview by Jan Golonka, Anna Waśkowska, Kamil Cichostępski, Jerzy Dec, Kaja Pietsch, Monika Łój, Grzegorz Bania, Włodzimierz Jerzy Mościcki, Sławomir Porzucek

“…Its structure is an effect of prolonged processes of the Cretaceous–Miocene folding, thrusting and uplifting. …”
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Origin and evolutionary history of Populus (Salicaceae): Further insights based on time divergence and biogeographic analysis by Xia Liu, Xia Liu, Zhaoshan Wang, Wei Wang, Qinqin Huang, Qinqin Huang, Yanfei Zeng, Yu Jin, Honglei Li, Shuhui Du, Jianguo Zhang

“…However, the origin and biogeography of Populus remain poorly understood.MethodsWe infer the divergence times and the historical biogeography of the genus Populus through phylogenetic analysis of 34 chloroplast fragments based on a large sample.Results and DiscussionEurasia is the likely location of the early divergences of Salicaceae after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction, followed by recurrent spread to the remainder of the Old World and the New World beginning in the Eocene; the extant Populus species began to diversity during the early Oligocene (approximately 27.24 Ma), climate changes during the Oligocene may have facilitated the diversification of modern poplar species; three separate lineages of Populus from Eurasia colonized North America in the Cenozoic via the Bering Land Bridges (BLB); We hypothesize that the present day disjunction in Populus can be explained by two scenarios: (i) Populus likely originated in Eurasia and subsequently colonized other regions, including North America; and (ii) the fact that the ancestor of the genus Populus that was once widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and eventually wiped out due to the higher extinction rates in North America, similar to the African Rand flora. …”
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Passive imaging of collisional orogens: a review of a decade of geophysical studies in the Pyrénées by Chevrot Sébastien, Sylvander Matthieu, Villaseñor Antonio, Díaz Jordi, Stehly Laurent, Boué Pierre, Monteiller Vadim, Martin Roland, Lehujeur Maximilien, Beller Stephen, Brives Jacques, Bitri Adnand, Calassou Sylvain, Collin Magali, Ford Mary, Jolivet Laurent, Manatschal Gianreto, Masini Emmanuel, Mouthereau Frédéric, Vidal Olivier

“…New tomographic images provide evidence for continental subduction of Iberian crust beneath the western and central Pyrénées, but not beneath the eastern Pyrénées. Relics of a Cretaceous hyper-extended and segmented rift are found within the North Pyrenean Zone, where the imaged crust is thinner (10–25 km). …”
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Phylogenomic analyses of echinoid diversification prompt a re-evaluation of their fossil record by Nicolás Mongiardino Koch, Jeffrey R Thompson, Avery S Hiley, Marina F McCowin, A Frances Armstrong, Simon E Coppard, Felipe Aguilera, Omri Bronstein, Andreas Kroh, Rich Mooi, Greg W Rouse

“…We also clarify the relationships between sand dollars and their close relatives and confidently date their origins to the Cretaceous, implying ghost ranges spanning approximately 50 million years, a remarkable discrepancy with their rich fossil record.…”
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Adakites, High-Nb Basalts and Copper–Gold Deposits in Magmatic Arcs and Collisional Orogens: An Overview by Pavel Kepezhinskas, Nikolai Berdnikov, Nikita Kepezhinskas, Natalia Konovalova

“…This association is believed to be not just temporal and structural but also genetic due to the hydrous (common presence of amphibole and biotite), highly oxidized (>ΔFMQ > +2) and S-rich (anhydrite in modern Pinatubo and El Chichon adakite eruptions) nature of adakite magmas. Cretaceous adakites from the Stanovoy Suture Zone in Far East Russia contain Cu–Ag–Au and Cu–Zn–Mo–Ag alloys, native Au and Pt, cupriferous Ag in association witn barite and Ag-chloride. …”
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Observations on the Productivity of Breeding Specimens of <i>Urtica dioica</i> L. from European Russian Ecotopes in Comparison with the Breeding Variety under Field Crop Conditions by Vladimir M. Kosolapov, Vladmir I. Cherniavskih, Vladimir A. Zarudny, Kamila Mazur, Anita Konieczna, Leisan Tseiko, Elena V. Dumacheva, Dmitrij V. Dumachev

“…Prospects for the use of plant biological resources of stinging nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i> L.) from the Cretaceous south of the Central Russian Upland to create cultivars for a wide range of applications are considered. …”
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Fault characteristics and their control on oil and gas accumulation in the southwestern Ordos Basin by Yongtao Liu, Shuanghe Dai, Yijun Zhou, Fufeng Ding, Mingjie Li, Xingyun Li, Yu Zhao, Binhua Guo, Tong Li, Junan Han

“…A NE-trending fault system that developed in the Lower Cretaceous – Cenozoic strata shows a Y-shaped structural style and tension-shear properties. …”
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Evolutionary history and divergence times of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) revealed through transcriptomics by Manpreet Kohli, Harald Letsch, Carola Greve, Olivier Béthoux, Isabelle Deregnaucourt, Shanlin Liu, Xin Zhou, Alexander Donath, Christoph Mayer, Lars Podsiadlowski, Simon Gunkel, Ryuichiro Machida, Oliver Niehuis, Jes Rust, Torsten Wappler, Xin Yu, Bernhard Misof, Jessica Ware

“…Egg-laying with a reduced ovipositor apparently evolved in dragonflies during the late Jurassic/early Cretaceous. Lastly, we also test the impact of fossil choice and placement, particularly, of the extinct fossil species, †Triassolestodes asiaticus, and †Proterogomphus renateae on divergence time estimates. …”
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