Biogeochemistry

  1. Biogeochemistry Through Earth History
    1. Precambrian Biogeochemistry
      1. Origin of Life
        1. Prebiotic Chemistry
          1. RNA World Hypothesis
            1. Early Metabolisms
            2. Archean Eon
              1. Anoxic Atmosphere
                1. Early Photosynthesis
                  1. Banded Iron Formations
                  2. Great Oxidation Event
                    1. Rise of Oxygen
                      1. Mass Extinction
                        1. Red Bed Formation
                        2. Proterozoic Eon
                          1. Eukaryotic Evolution
                            1. Snowball Earth Events
                              1. Ediacaran Biota
                            2. Phanerozoic Biogeochemical Evolution
                              1. Paleozoic Era
                                1. Cambrian Explosion
                                  1. Land Plant Evolution
                                    1. Coal Formation
                                      1. Mass Extinctions
                                      2. Mesozoic Era
                                        1. Greenhouse Climates
                                          1. Ocean Anoxic Events
                                            1. Dinosaur Ecosystems
                                            2. Cenozoic Era
                                              1. Cooling Climate
                                                1. Grassland Expansion
                                                  1. Ice Age Cycles
                                                2. Paleoclimate Records
                                                  1. Ice Core Records
                                                    1. Atmospheric Composition
                                                      1. Temperature Reconstruction
                                                        1. Volcanic Signals
                                                        2. Marine Sediment Records
                                                          1. Foraminiferal Records
                                                            1. Isotope Stratigraphy
                                                              1. Ocean Chemistry
                                                              2. Terrestrial Records
                                                                1. Lake Sediments
                                                                  1. Tree Rings
                                                                    1. Speleothems
                                                                  2. Mass Extinction Events
                                                                    1. End-Permian Extinction
                                                                      1. Siberian Traps Volcanism
                                                                        1. Ocean Acidification
                                                                          1. Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning
                                                                          2. End-Cretaceous Extinction
                                                                            1. Asteroid Impact
                                                                              1. Deccan Traps Volcanism
                                                                                1. Environmental Consequences
                                                                                2. Other Extinction Events
                                                                                  1. Causes and Mechanisms
                                                                                    1. Recovery Patterns

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