The Early Cretaceous | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 17 Jan 2023

Taphonomic analysis of the exceptional preservation of early bird feathers during the early Cretaceous period in Northeast China

in Paleontology

Yan Zhao
Qian Tian
Guang-Ying Ren
Ying Guo
Xiao-Ting Zheng

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.1020594

7,193 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Sep 2022

Identification of the early cretaceous granitic pluton and tectonic implications in the middle gangdese belt, southern tibet

in Petrology

Qingling Wang
Yuanku Meng
Youqing Wei
Li Jiang
Zhenzhen Wang
Guangzhou Mao

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.979313

3,493 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2020

Secular Variation of Early Cretaceous Granitoids in Kyushu, SW Japan: The Role of Mélange Rocks as a Possible Magma Source

in Petrology

Kenshi Suga
Meng-Wan Yeh

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2020.00095

6,789 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2022

Neontological and paleontological congruence in the evolution of Podocarpaceae (coniferales) reproductive morphology

in Evolutionary Developmental Biology

Andrew B. Leslie
Roger B. J. Benson

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2022.1058746

3,689 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2023

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Sangxiu Formation volcanic rocks of the Chegu region, Southern Tibet

in Quaternary Science, Geomorphology and Paleoenvironment

Feng Wu
Lixin Wang
Zhitao Huo
Jia Liao
Yao Tang
Tao Yang
Xin Li
Shijie Wang
Hongji Xiao
Binhua Cao

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1171090

5,269 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2023

Quantitative reconstruction of Early Cretaceous dune morphology in the Ordos paleo-desert and its paleoclimatic implications

in Biogeoscience

Shuo Cao
Jing Ma
Laiming Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1142034

3,032 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Oct 2021

Mesozoic Tectono-Thermal Event of the Qinshui Basin, Central North China Craton: Insights From Illite Crystallinity and Vitrinite Reflectance

in Geochemistry

Runchuan Liu
Zhanli Ren
Peng Yang
Huaiyu He
Thomas M. Smith
Wei Guo
Lin Wu

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2021.765497

4,468 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2024

Early cretaceous multi-stage extension in the North Dabie complex in the eastern central China: insights from structural and geochronological data

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Peng Huang
Zhen Yan
Wenjiao Xiao
Miao Sang
Qigui Mao
Nijiati Abuduxun

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2024.1354317

5,280 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2022

The Early Cretaceous Zaduo Granite, Eastern Qiangtang Terrane (China)—An Attempt to Constrain its Paleolatitude and Tectonic Implications

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Qiang Fu
Maodu Yan
Mark J. Dekkers
Chong Guan
Rosa A. de Boer
Liang Yu
Wanlong Xu
Bingshuai Li
Miaomiao Shen
Jingyu Zhang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.829593

9,337 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2022

Hydrocarbon Charge History of the Upper Paleozoic, Ordos Basin as Revealed by Fluid Inclusions

in Interdisciplinary Physics

Qing Cao
Xinshan Wei
Zhangxing Chen
Jingzhou Zhao
Mingju Tang

Frontiers in Physics

doi 10.3389/fphy.2022.836977

2,070 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2024

Overview of early cretaceous gold mineralization in the orogenic belt of the eastern margin of the Siberian craton: geological and genetic features

in Economic Geology

Nikolay Goryachev
Valery Fridovsky

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2023.1252729

4,027 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2022

New Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Early Cretaceous Paleolatitude of the Lhasa Terrane (Tibet)

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Zhenyu Li
Lin Ding
Andrew K. Laskowski
William B. Burke
Yaofei Chen
Peiping Song
Yahui Yue
Jing Xie

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.785726

4,843 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Petrogenesis and geological significance of the Mesozoic granitoids in the Mangzhang-Jiucheng area, Tengchong terrane, Yunnan province: evidence from petrology, geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology

in Petrology

Wei Liu
Jinglong Wu
Yuelei Ruan
Chen Gong
Yan Shang
Geng Chen
Yuan Liu
Jialing Wu
Xiaojun Li
Xiaofeng Wang

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2025.1724059

1,180 views

Correction

Published on 11 Jul 2022

Corrigendum: New Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Early Cretaceous Paleolatitude of the Lhasa Terrane (Tibet)

in Structural Geology and Tectonics

Zhenyu Li
Lin Ding
Andrew K. Laskowski
William B. Burke
Yaofei Chen
Peiping Song
Yahui Yue
Jing Xie

Frontiers in Earth Science

doi 10.3389/feart.2022.953708

1,288 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2022

Ancient Tethyan Vicariance and Long-Distance Dispersal Drive Global Diversification and Cryptic Speciation in the Red Seaweed Pterocladiella

in Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms

Ga Hun Boo
Frederik Leliaert
Line Le Gall
Eric Coppejans
Olivier De Clerck
Tu Van Nguyen
Claude E. Payri
Kathy Ann Miller
Hwan Su Yoon

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2022.849476

10,307 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Poikilitic hornblende pyroxenite in the southern end of the Abukuma Mountains, Northeast Japan, as result of adakitic magmatism

in Solid Earth Geochemistry

Akira Wakazono
Mayuko Fukuyama
Keita Itano
Yumiko Harigane
Akihiro Tamura
Tomoaki Morishita

Frontiers in Geochemistry

doi 10.3389/fgeoc.2025.1697337

1,281 views

Articles

Taphonomic analysis of the exceptional preservation of early bird feathers during the early Cretaceous period in Northeast China

Identification of the early cretaceous granitic pluton and tectonic implications in the middle gangdese belt, southern tibet

Secular Variation of Early Cretaceous Granitoids in Kyushu, SW Japan: The Role of Mélange Rocks as a Possible Magma Source

Neontological and paleontological congruence in the evolution of Podocarpaceae (coniferales) reproductive morphology

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Sangxiu Formation volcanic rocks of the Chegu region, Southern Tibet

Quantitative reconstruction of Early Cretaceous dune morphology in the Ordos paleo-desert and its paleoclimatic implications

Mesozoic Tectono-Thermal Event of the Qinshui Basin, Central North China Craton: Insights From Illite Crystallinity and Vitrinite Reflectance

Early cretaceous multi-stage extension in the North Dabie complex in the eastern central China: insights from structural and geochronological data

The Early Cretaceous Zaduo Granite, Eastern Qiangtang Terrane (China)—An Attempt to Constrain its Paleolatitude and Tectonic Implications

Hydrocarbon Charge History of the Upper Paleozoic, Ordos Basin as Revealed by Fluid Inclusions

Overview of early cretaceous gold mineralization in the orogenic belt of the eastern margin of the Siberian craton: geological and genetic features

New Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Early Cretaceous Paleolatitude of the Lhasa Terrane (Tibet)

Petrogenesis and geological significance of the Mesozoic granitoids in the Mangzhang-Jiucheng area, Tengchong terrane, Yunnan province: evidence from petrology, geochemistry and zircon U-Pb geochronology

Corrigendum: New Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Early Cretaceous Paleolatitude of the Lhasa Terrane (Tibet)

Ancient Tethyan Vicariance and Long-Distance Dispersal Drive Global Diversification and Cryptic Speciation in the Red Seaweed Pterocladiella

Poikilitic hornblende pyroxenite in the southern end of the Abukuma Mountains, Northeast Japan, as result of adakitic magmatism