Planktonic foraminifera, nannofossils and stable isotope record across tghe Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum of ODP Hole 113-690B ...

• Main Authors: Kelly, Daniel Clay, Zachos, James C, Bralower, Timothy J, Schellenberg, Stephen A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2005
• Subjects: Drilling/drill rig; Leg113; Joides Resolution; Ocean Drilling Program ODP; Planktonic foraminifera; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.836317; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.836317

The carbonate saturation profile of the oceans shoaled markedly during a transient global warming event known as the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) (circa 55 Ma). The rapid release of large quantities of carbon into the ocean-atmosphere system is believed to have triggered this intense episode of dissolution along with a negative carbon isotope excursion (CIE). The brevity (120-220 kyr) of the PETM reflects the rapid enhancement of negative feedback mechanisms within Earth's exogenic carbon cycle that served the dual function of buffering ocean pH and reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas levels. Detailed study of the PETM stratigraphy from Ocean Drilling Program Site 690 (Weddell Sea) reveals that the CIE recovery period, which postdates the CIE onset by ~80 kyr, is represented by an expanded (~2.5 m thick) interval containing a unique planktic foraminiferal assemblage strongly diluted by coccolithophore carbonate. Collectively, the micropaleontological and sedimentological changes preserved within ... : Supplement to: Kelly, Daniel Clay; Zachos, James C; Bralower, Timothy J; Schellenberg, Stephen A (2005): Enhanced terrestrial weathering/runoff and surface ocean carbonate production during the recovery stages of the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. Paleoceanography, 20(4), PA4023 ...