Metal-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane and the Sturtian deglaciation

Abstract The Sturtian and Marinoan glaciations shaped Neoproterozoic palaeoenvironmental evolution. While methane emission likely intensified the Marinoan greenhouse effect, its role during the Sturtian glaciation—coinciding with widespread iron formations (IFs)—remains poorly understood. Here, we a...

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Main Authors: Jun Hu, Sanzhong Li, Shui-Jiong Wang, Jörn Peckmann, Hongxiang Guan, Shao-yong Jiang, Wei Chen, Huan Cui, Zheng Qin, Peng Liu, Yanhui Suo, Zhaoxia Jiang, Dongyong Li, Nan Wang, Xiaohui Li, Yuan Zhong, Ruru Li, Xi-Ming Yang, Kurt O. Konhauser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62622-z
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