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James G. Gehling publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James G. Gehling sits on this spectrum.

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James G. Gehling D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James G. Gehling sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

James G. Gehling is affiliated with the South Australian Museum in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on paleontology, with significant work in related subfields such as atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, oceanography, and geology.

The main topics addressed in Gehling's work include paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geology and paleoclimatology research, methane hydrates and related phenomena, geological and geophysical studies, marine biology and ecology research, geochemistry and elemental analysis, and evolution and paleontology studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gehling include:

  • Mary L. Droser
  • Diego C. García-Bellido
  • Scott D. Evans
  • Bruce Runnegar
  • Rachel Surprenant

Gehling's publications appear repeatedly in several scientific venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geological Magazine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Precambrian Research
  • Journal of Paleontology

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Discovery of the oldest bilaterian from the Ediacaran of South Australia" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Pentaradial eukaryote suggests expansion of suspension feeding in White Sea-aged Ediacaran communities" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "What Happens Between Depositional Events, Stays Between Depositional Events: The Significance of Organic Mat Surfaces in the Capture of Ediacara Communities and the Sedimentary Rocks That Preserve Them" (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • "Probable benthic macroalgae from the Ediacara Member, South Australia" (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • "Biostratinomy of the Ediacara Member (Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia): implications for depositional environments, ecology and biology of Ediacara organisms" (2020, Interface Focus)

The research contributed by James G. Gehling largely centers around the paleontological and geological characteristics of the Ediacaran period, with a focus on fossil preservation, stratigraphy, and the ecology of ancient marine communities. The investigations often intersect with broader geological and environmental studies, providing insights into paleoclimatology and sedimentary processes.

Best Publications

  • Microbial mats in terminal Proterozoic siliciclastics; Ediacaran death masks

    James G. Gehling

  • The Ediacaran emergence of bilaterians: congruence between the genetic and the geological fossil records

    Kevin J Peterson;James A Cotton;James G Gehling;Davide Pisani

  • Life after snowball: The oldest complex Ediacaran fossils

    Guy M. Narbonne;James G. Gehling

  • The first named Ediacaran body fossil, Aspidella Terranovica

    James G. Gehling;Guy M. Narbonne;Michael M. Anderson

  • LONG EXPECTED SPONGES FROM THE NEOPROTEROZOIC EDIACARA FAUNA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

    James G. Gehling;J. Keith Rigby

  • Ediacara-type fossils in Cambrian sediments

    Sören Jensen;James G. Gehling;Mary L. Droser

  • How well do fossil assemblages of the Ediacara Biota tell time

    James G. Gehling;Mary L. Droser

  • Trace fossils and substrates of the terminal Proterozoic–Cambrian transition: Implications for the record of early bilaterians and sediment mixing

    Mary L. Droser;Sören Jensen;James G. Gehling

  • A Critical Look at the Ediacaran Trace Fossil Record

    Sören Jensen;Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling

  • The advent of animals: The view from the Ediacaran

    Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling

  • Paleoecology of the oldest known animal communities: Ediacaran assemblages at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland

    Matthew E. Clapham;Matthew E. Clapham;Guy M. Narbonne;James G. Gehling;James G. Gehling

  • Burrowing below the basal Cambrian GSSP, Fortune Head, Newfoundland

    James G. Gehling;Sören Jensen;Mary L. Droser;Paul M. Myrow

  • Trace fossil preservation and the early evolution of animals

    Sören Jensen;Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling

  • Complex trace fossils from the terminal Proterozoic of Namibia

    Sören Jensen;Beverly Z. Saylor;James G. Gehling;Gerard J. B. Germs

  • Environmental interpretation and a sequence stratigraphic framework for the terminal Proterozoic Ediacara Member within the Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia

    J.G. Gehling

  • The Ediacaran Period

    Guy M. Narbonne;Shuhai Xiao;Graham A. Shields;James G. Gehling

  • Textured organic surfaces associated with the Ediacara biota in South Australia

    James G. Gehling;Mary L. Droser

  • Eight-armed Ediacara fossil preserved in contrasting taphonomic windows from China and Australia

    Maoyan Zhu;James G. Gehling;Shuhai Xiao;Yuanlong Zhao

  • Paleoenvironmental analysis of the late Neoproterozoic Mistaken Point and Trepassey formations, southeastern Newfoundland

    Donald A. Wood;Robert W. Dalrymple;Guy M. Narbonne;James G. Gehling

  • The Rise of Animals in a Changing Environment: Global Ecological Innovation in the Late Ediacaran

    Mary L. Droser;Lidya G. Tarhan;James G. Gehling

  • Assemblage palaeoecology of the Ediacara biota: The unabridged edition?

    Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling;Sören R. Jensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary L. Droser
Mary L. Droser University of California, Riverside
John R. Paterson
John R. Paterson University of New England
Guy M. Narbonne
Guy M. Narbonne Queen's University
Gregory D. Edgecombe
Gregory D. Edgecombe Natural History Museum
Glenn A. Brock
Glenn A. Brock Macquarie University
Shuhai Xiao
Shuhai Xiao Virginia Tech
Galen P. Halverson
Galen P. Halverson McGill University
Bruce Runnegar
Bruce Runnegar University of California, Los Angeles
Derek E. G. Briggs
Derek E. G. Briggs Yale University
David Kisailus
David Kisailus University of California, Irvine

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