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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4475-2026
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Data description article
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02 Jul 2026
Data description article |
| 02 Jul 2026
| 02 Jul 2026
Paleozoic–Mesozoic terrestrial total organic carbon and organic carbon isotope database
Yaokai Tian
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Daoliang Chu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Jiankang Lai
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xiang Shu
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Cidong Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Fangyu Cui
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Liangyu Lou
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xiaokang Liu
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Yuyang Wu
College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Qingzhong Liang
School of Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xinchuan Li
School of Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
School of Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology and Environmental Changes, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Data sets
Paleozoic-Mesozoic Terrestrial Total Organic Carbon and Organic Carbon Isotope Database Yaokai Tian et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20486580
Short summary
Understanding how carbon moved through ancient environments helps reconstruct past climates and predict future trends. We compiled a global database of total organic carbon and organic carbon isotope measurements from ancient land sediments spanning 350 million years. This collection of over 66 000 data points from 619 publications provides a unified resource to study carbon accumulation on ancient continents, climate shifts, and how these changes influenced life on Earth.
Understanding how carbon moved through ancient environments helps reconstruct past climates and...
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