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Open AccessChemostratigraphic correlations across the first major trilobite extinction and faunal turnovers between Laurentia and South China
During Cambrian Stage 4 (~514 Ma) the oceans were widely populated with endemic trilobites and three major faunas can be distinguished: olenellids, redlichiids, and paradoxidids. The lower–middle Cambrian boun...
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Open AccessIsotopic evidence for temperate oceans during the Cambrian Explosion
The Cambrian Explosion was a key event in the evolution of life on Earth. This event took place at a time when sea surface temperatures have been proposed to reach about 60 °C. Such high temperatures are clear...