This study presents the first direct proxy for reconstructing past marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) using organic carbon co-precipitated in iron ooids. Applied to 26 formations spanning 1,650 million years, the results reveal major DOC fluctuations linked to ocean oxygenation and biological evolution, highlighting connections between the carbon cycle, ecosystem structure, and the rise of complex life.

(2025) The Geologic History of Marine Dissolved Organic Carbon from Iron Oxides

MARCELLA DI BELLA;FRANCESCO ITALIANO;
2025-01-01

Abstract

This study presents the first direct proxy for reconstructing past marine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) using organic carbon co-precipitated in iron ooids. Applied to 26 formations spanning 1,650 million years, the results reveal major DOC fluctuations linked to ocean oxygenation and biological evolution, highlighting connections between the carbon cycle, ecosystem structure, and the rise of complex life.
2025
Dissolved organic carbon, Paleoproterozoic–Cambrian evolution, Ocean biogeochemistry
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