Carbon isotopes, stratigraphy and environmental change : the Middle-Upper Cambrian Positive Excursion (SPICE) in Port-au-Port Group, Western Newfoundland, Canada

This work is a part of the PhD of the first author, developed at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and University of Aberdeen (UoA). The authors gratefully acknowledge support from Shell Brasil through the “BG05: UoA-UFRGS-SWB Sedimentary Systems” project at UFRGS and the strategic importance of the support given by ANP through the R&D levy regulation. BGS and LAMIR staffs are also acknowledged for assisting with stable isotope analysis. We also would like to tank Dr. Duncan McIlroy for all his help during the field work, and Dr. Marc Laflamme, Dr. Pedro Jose Marenco and an anonymous reviewer for their help in improving the manuscript.Peer reviewedPostprin