Stable carbon and oxygen isotope rates of Maastrichtian ODP samples from Shatsky Rise ...

We present new isotopic and micropaleontological data from a depth transect on Shatsky Rise that record the response of the tropical Pacific to global biotic and oceanographic shifts during the mid-Maastrichtian. Results reveal a coupling between the upper ocean, characterized by a weak thermocline...

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Main Authors: Frank, Tracy D, Thomas, Deborah J, Leckie, R Mark, Arthur, Michael A, Bown, Paul R, Jones, Kelly, Lees, Jackie A
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2005
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.837668
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.837668
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Summary:We present new isotopic and micropaleontological data from a depth transect on Shatsky Rise that record the response of the tropical Pacific to global biotic and oceanographic shifts during the mid-Maastrichtian. Results reveal a coupling between the upper ocean, characterized by a weak thermocline and low to intermediate productivity, and intermediate waters. During the earliest Maastrichtian, oxygen and neodymium isotope data suggest a significant contribution of relatively warm intermediate water from the North Pacific. Isotopic shifts through the early Maastrichtian suggest that this warmer water mass was gradually replaced by cooler waters originating in the Southern Ocean. Although the cooler water mass remained dominant through the remainder of the Maastrichtian, it was displaced intermittently at shallow intermediate depths by North Pacific intermediate water. The globally recognized "mid-Maastrichtian event" ~69 Ma, manifested by the brief appearance of abundant inoceramid bivalves over shallow ... : Supplement to: Frank, Tracy D; Thomas, Deborah J; Leckie, R Mark; Arthur, Michael A; Bown, Paul R; Jones, Kelly; Lees, Jackie A (2005): The Maastrichtian record from Shatsky Rise (northwest Pacific): A tropical perspective on global ecological and oceanographic changes. Paleoceanography, 20(1), PA1008 ...