Early Cambrian | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2024

Late Ediacaran to Early Cambrian stratigraphic correlation and its geological implications in the northwestern Sichuan Basin: insights from phosphorus, isotopes, and small shelly fossils

in Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Diagenesis

Wenzheng Li
Jianyong Zhang
Xinjian Zhu
Yongxiao Wang
Xingwang Tian
Xiaodong Fu
Hua Jiang
Yuan Zhong
Shugen Liu
Rong Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1440117

6,280 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 10 May 2023

The early animal radiation: insights from interpreting the Cambrian problematic fossils

in Paleontology

Peiyun Cong

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1120118

8,896 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Jan 2023

Early Cambrian Anabarella plana from Three Gorges area, South China

in Paleontology

Yaqin Qiang
Jiaxin Peng
Zuchen Song
Jie Sun
Xiaofang Zhao
Guoxiang Li
Jian Han
Junfeng Guo

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.1074000

2,698 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2023

Ontogeny and brooding strategy of the early Cambrian arthropod Isoxys minor from the Qingjiang biota

in Paleontology

Jiaxin Ma
Stephen Pates
Yu Wu
Weiliang Lin
Cong Liu
Yuheng Wu
Mingjing Zhang
Dongjing Fu

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2023.1174564

4,623 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 May 2024

Hydrothermal activities contribute to the strong metal enrichments during early Cambrian: evidence from the comparison between black rock series in Tarim and South China

in Geochemistry

Hongzuo Wang
Yonglong Sun
Dan Wang
Xujie Shu
Cheng Cheng
Peng Qian

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1343441

2,773 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2024

Intraspecific variation of early Cambrian (stage 3) arthropod Retifacies abnormalis revealed by morphometric analyses

in Paleontology

Weiliang Lin
Stephen Pates
Sarah R. Losso
Dongjing Fu

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2024.1336365

4,308 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2022

A Cambrian fossil from the Chengjiang fauna sharing characteristics with gilled lobopodians, opabiniids and radiodonts

in Paleontology

Jianni Liu
Jason A. Dunlop
Michael Steiner
Degan Shu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.861934

6,006 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Mar 2022

Mechanism of Organic Matter Accumulation in Black Shales of the Yuertusi Formation in the Tarim Basin: Insights From Paleoenvironmental Variation During the Early Cambrian

in Geochemistry

Yangyang Wang
Jianfa Chen
Weibing Shen
Min Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.879658

3,250 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2022

Sedimentary Environment and Enrichment of Organic Matter During the Deposition of Qiongzhusi Formation in the Upslope Areas—A Case Study of W207 Well in the Weiyuan Area, Sichuan Basin, China

in Geochemistry

Lei Zhao
Shugen Liu
Guoqin Li
Menglin Zhang
Xiao Liang
Junxiang Li
Jianliang Xu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.867616

6,284 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Mar 2021

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Post-Mature Hydrocarbon Source Rocks Under Deep-Derived Fluids: An Example of Early Cambrian Yurtus Formation, Tarim Basin, NW China

in Geochemistry

Huang Xiaowei
Jin Zhijun
Liu Quanyou
Meng Qingqiang
Zhu Dongya
Liu Jiayi
Liu Jinzhong

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.626111

5,144 views
11 citations

Original Research

Accepted on 08 May 2026

Coccoid cyanobacteria Kordephyton from Cambrian ferruginous stromatolites: The cellular structure and iron biomineralization

in Paleontology

Xiaomei Liu
Yongan Qi
Mingyue Dai
Yaogang Du
Songhua Chen
Wenyi He

Frontiers in Earth Science

348 views

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Apr 2026

Petrogenesis and Tectonic Setting of the Yushishan and Yueyashan Ophiolites in the Beishan Orogenic Belt, China: Constraints on the Evolution of the Southern Margin of the Middle Paleo-Asian Ocean in Early Cambrian

in Petrology

Lei Wu
Xinwei Zhai
Yuxi Wang
Qingqing Yin
Shuyu Jin
Xinrong Liu
Guoxin Zhang
Wang Erteng
Kai Yu
Jinrong Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

250 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2021

Structural Features and Evolution of the Northwestern Sichuan Basin: Insights From Discrete Numerical Simulations

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Wenqiao Xu
Hongwei Yin
Dong Jia
Changsheng Li
Wei Wang
Gengxiong Yang
Wanhui He
Zhuxin Chen
Rong Ren

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.653395

6,243 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2024

Reconstruction of the paleo-marine environment during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition: new insights from geochemical proxies, northern Tarim Platform, Northwest China

in Geochemistry

Qi Fan
Tailiang Fan
Zhenyu Zhu
Qingping Li

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1331413

2,537 views
1 citation

Articles

Late Ediacaran to Early Cambrian stratigraphic correlation and its geological implications in the northwestern Sichuan Basin: insights from phosphorus, isotopes, and small shelly fossils

The early animal radiation: insights from interpreting the Cambrian problematic fossils

Early Cambrian Anabarella plana from Three Gorges area, South China

Ontogeny and brooding strategy of the early Cambrian arthropod Isoxys minor from the Qingjiang biota

Hydrothermal activities contribute to the strong metal enrichments during early Cambrian: evidence from the comparison between black rock series in Tarim and South China

Intraspecific variation of early Cambrian (stage 3) arthropod Retifacies abnormalis revealed by morphometric analyses

A Cambrian fossil from the Chengjiang fauna sharing characteristics with gilled lobopodians, opabiniids and radiodonts

Mechanism of Organic Matter Accumulation in Black Shales of the Yuertusi Formation in the Tarim Basin: Insights From Paleoenvironmental Variation During the Early Cambrian

Sedimentary Environment and Enrichment of Organic Matter During the Deposition of Qiongzhusi Formation in the Upslope Areas—A Case Study of W207 Well in the Weiyuan Area, Sichuan Basin, China

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Post-Mature Hydrocarbon Source Rocks Under Deep-Derived Fluids: An Example of Early Cambrian Yurtus Formation, Tarim Basin, NW China

Coccoid cyanobacteria Kordephyton from Cambrian ferruginous stromatolites: The cellular structure and iron biomineralization

Petrogenesis and Tectonic Setting of the Yushishan and Yueyashan Ophiolites in the Beishan Orogenic Belt, China: Constraints on the Evolution of the Southern Margin of the Middle Paleo-Asian Ocean in Early Cambrian

Structural Features and Evolution of the Northwestern Sichuan Basin: Insights From Discrete Numerical Simulations

Reconstruction of the paleo-marine environment during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition: new insights from geochemical proxies, northern Tarim Platform, Northwest China