Table 3.

Summary of data used in this work. Atmospheric oxygen partial pressure (pO₂), global average surface temperature (T_glob), runoff rate (RR), atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) as well as biomass and biodiversity data were compiled from the corresponding references listed in the last column.

Parameter	Method	Proxy	Available range [Ma]	Source
pO2 ″ ″ ″ ″ Tglob RR Biomass Biodiversity CO2	Charcoal inertinite record GEOCARBSULFOR model GEOCARBSULF model Köppen belts + δ18O carbonate/phosphatic fossils Projection of hydrologic cycle δ13C inorganic (carbonate) fossil data SQS sample standardization SCION model	– Carbon & sulfur cycles Carbon & sulfur cycles – Global runoff rates Primary productivity – –	400–0 550–0 550–0 550–0 560–0 500–0 520–0 550–0	37 39 38 35 42 36 34 40