Skip navigation
Por favor, use este identificador para citar o enlazar este ítem: http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/13523

Título: Synchrony of carbon cycle fluctuations, volcanism and orbital forcing during the Early Cretaceous
Autor(es): Martinez, Mathieu
Aguirre-Urreta, Beatriz
Dera, Guillaume
Lescano, Marina
Omarini, Julieta
Tunik, Maisa
O'Dogherty, Luis
Aguado, Roque
Company, Miguel
Bodin, Stéphane
Fecha de publicación: feb-2023
Editorial: El Sevier
Citación: Martinez, M., Aguirre-Urreta, B., Dera, G., Lescano, M., Omarini, J., Tunik, M., O'Dogherty, L., Aguado, R., Company, M. & Bodin, S. (2023). Synchrony of carbon cycle fluctuations, volcanism and orbital forcing during the Early Cretaceous. Earth-Science Reviews, 239, 104356.
Revista: Earth-Science Reviews
Abstract: Episodes of Environmental Change (EECs) were times of accelerated hydrological cycle that punctuated the Early Cretaceous. Uncertainties in the geologic time scales however preclude full understanding of the onset, unfolding, and termination of EECs. Here, we reanalyze the hemipelagic sedimentary series from France and Spain from the Valanginian to the Barremian to provide a comprehensive and accurate time scale of the Val­ anginian–Barremian interval based on the stable 405-kyr eccentricity cycle. According to our astrochonologic framework, the Weissert Event started 134.56 ± 0.19 Ma, in perfect synchronicity with the peak of volcanic activity of the Parana-Etendeka ´ Large Igneous Province. On average, EECs show a pacing of 2.40 Myr from the Valanginian to the Barremian, in phase with detrital supply and carbon isotope variations from marine car­ bonates. Long eccentricity cycles were hence key parameters in the regulation of climate and carbon cycles in the Early Cretaceous through changes in the detrital and nutrient supply, oceanic fertilization, organic carbon storage and global sea level. A long obliquity forcing, at 1.2 Myr, is also observed through the studied interval in both the detrital and carbon-isotope ratios series, allowing the identification of long isotopic stages in the Early Cretaceous. Our study highlights a positive correlation between continental runoff and sea-level change, sug­ gesting that glacio-eustasy, and not aquifer-eustasy, was the main driver of global-sea level fluctuations during the Early Cretaceous. We also demonstrate that the humid peak related to the Weissert Event is driven by the pacing of the long orbital cycles despite the emplacement of the Paran´ a-Etendeka province. Nevertheless, in comparison to other EECs of the Valanginian–Barremian, the Weissert Event appears as a singularly long event with stronger impact on climate and marine ecosystems compared to other EECs. We posit that this is a consequence of the concomitant effect of the emplacement of the Paran´ a-Etendeka province and the long orbital cycles.
Resumen: Episodes of Environmental Change (EECs) were times of accelerated hydrological cycle that punctuated the Early Cretaceous. Uncertainties in the geologic time scales however preclude full understanding of the onset, unfolding, and termination of EECs. Here, we reanalyze the hemipelagic sedimentary series from France and Spain from the Valanginian to the Barremian to provide a comprehensive and accurate time scale of the Val­ anginian–Barremian interval based on the stable 405-kyr eccentricity cycle. According to our astrochonologic framework, the Weissert Event started 134.56 ± 0.19 Ma, in perfect synchronicity with the peak of volcanic activity of the Parana-Etendeka ´ Large Igneous Province. On average, EECs show a pacing of 2.40 Myr from the Valanginian to the Barremian, in phase with detrital supply and carbon isotope variations from marine car­ bonates. Long eccentricity cycles were hence key parameters in the regulation of climate and carbon cycles in the Early Cretaceous through changes in the detrital and nutrient supply, oceanic fertilization, organic carbon storage and global sea level. A long obliquity forcing, at 1.2 Myr, is also observed through the studied interval in both the detrital and carbon-isotope ratios series, allowing the identification of long isotopic stages in the Early Cretaceous. Our study highlights a positive correlation between continental runoff and sea-level change, sug­ gesting that glacio-eustasy, and not aquifer-eustasy, was the main driver of global-sea level fluctuations during the Early Cretaceous. We also demonstrate that the humid peak related to the Weissert Event is driven by the pacing of the long orbital cycles despite the emplacement of the Paran´ a-Etendeka province. Nevertheless, in comparison to other EECs of the Valanginian–Barremian, the Weissert Event appears as a singularly long event with stronger impact on climate and marine ecosystems compared to other EECs. We posit that this is a consequence of the concomitant effect of the emplacement of the Paran´ a-Etendeka province and the long orbital cycles.
URI: http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/13523
Identificador DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104356
ISSN: 0012-8252
Aparece en las colecciones: Artículos

Archivos en este ítem:
Archivo Descripción Tamaño Formato  
10. Martinez et al 2023 ESR version final.pdf
  Hasta el 01-01-2027
19,21 MBAdobe PDF    Solicitar una copia

Este documento es resultado del financiamiento otorgado por el Estado Nacional, por lo tanto queda sujeto al cumplimiento de la Ley N° 26.899


Este ítem está sujeto a una licencia Creative Commons Licencia Creative Commons Creative Commons