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An early Cambrian greenhouse climate

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The oceans of the early Cambrian (~541 to 509 million years ago) were the setting for a marked diversification of animal life. However, sea temperatures-a key component of the early Cambrian marine environment-remain unconstrained, in part because of a substantial time gap in the stable oxygen isotope (d 18 O) record before the evolution of euconodonts. We show that previously overlooked sources of fossil biogenic phosphate have the potential to fill this gap. Pristine phosphatic microfossils from the Comley Limestones, UK, yield a robust d 18 O signature, suggesting sea surface temperatures of 20°to 25°C at high southern paleolatitudes (~65°S to 70°S) between~514 and 509 million years ago. These sea temperatures are consistent with the distribution of coeval evaporite and calcrete deposits, peak continental weathering rates, and also our climate model simulations for this interval. Our results support an early Cambrian greenhouse climate comparable to those of the late Meso-zoic and early Cenozoic, offering a framework for exploring the interplay between biotic and environmental controls on Cambrian animal diversification.
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hal-02902801 , version 1 (27-10-2020)

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Thomas Hearing, Thomas Harvey, Mark Williams, Melanie Leng, Angela Lamb, et al.. An early Cambrian greenhouse climate. Science Advances , 2018, 4 (5), pp.eaar5690. ⟨10.1126/sciadv.aar5690⟩. ⟨hal-02902801⟩
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