Stable organic carbon isotope stratigraphy across Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 of Demerara Rise, western tropical Atlantic
Erbacher, J., Friedrich, O., Wilson, P.A., Birch, H. and Mutterlose, J. (2005) Stable organic carbon isotope stratigraphy across Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 of Demerara Rise, western tropical Atlantic. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (Online), 6, Q06010. (doi:10.1029/2004GC000850)
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Description/Abstract
Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 207 recovered expanded sections of organic-carbon-rich laminated shales on Demerara Rise (western tropical Atlantic). High-resolution organic carbon isotope and total organic carbon (TOC) records are presented, which span the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary interval (CTBI), including the Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) 2, from four sites oriented along a NW striking depth transect. These records represent the first high-resolution carbon isotope records across OAE 2 from the South American margin of the tropical Atlantic. Due to the scarcity of age significant fossils, the main purpose of this study was to develop a detailed carbon isotope stratigraphy in order to correlate the CTBI across the depth transect and to tie this to biostratigraphically well-defined sections in the Western Interior Basin (Pueblo, USA), boreal shelf seas (Eastbourne, England), and western Tethys (Oued Mellegue, Tunisia). All four sections studied document a 6‰ increase of δ13Corg values at the base of the CTBI, which is followed by an interval of elevated δ13Corg values and a subsequent decrease. Our results supply an important stratigraphic base for subsequent paleoceanographic studies on Late Cenomanian to Early Turonian sediments from Demerara Rise and elsewhere.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1525-2027 (print) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | carbon isotopes, ODP Leg 207, oceanic anoxic events |
| Related URLs: | http://www.agu.org/journals/gc...4GC000850/ |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QE Geology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Ocean & Earth Science (SOC/SOES) |
| ePrint ID: | 20419 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/20419 |
| Deposited On: | 24 Feb 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 04:57 |
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