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Maintenance of the great late Ediacaran ice age

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  • Peng Liu

    (Ocean University of China
    Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center)

  • Yonggang Liu

    (Peking University)

  • Ruimin Wang

    (Peking University)

  • Sanzhong Li

    (Ocean University of China
    Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center)

  • Yudong Sun

    (Peking University)

  • Bin Wen

    (China University of Geosciences)

  • Bing Shen

    (Peking University)

Abstract

Geological records witness extensive glaciations in the late Ediacaran, ranging from ~580 to 560 Ma or younger. However, the explanation of maintenance for this regionally diachronous and globally continuous glacial epoch is still unclear. Here, using the Earth system model (CESM 1.2.2) and the revised weathering model, we demonstrate that the newly exposed regions with high weatherability from glaciated continents to ice-free tropics, controlled by true polar wander (TPW), could increase weathering rate to maintain uninterrupted late Ediacaran ice age, especially during 575–565 Ma. The atmospheric CO2 level would be

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  • Peng Liu & Yonggang Liu & Ruimin Wang & Sanzhong Li & Yudong Sun & Bin Wen & Bing Shen, 2025. "Maintenance of the great late Ediacaran ice age," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58936-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58936-7
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