Hot acidic Late Permian seas stifle life in record time

被引：72

作者：

Georgiev, Svetoslav ^{[1
,2
]}

Stein, Holly J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Hannah, Judith L. ^{[1
,2
]}

Bingen, Bernard ^{[2
]}

Weiss, Hermann M. ^{[3
]}

Piasecki, Stefan ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Colorado State Univ, AIRIE Program, Dept Geosci, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

[2] Geol Survey Norway, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway

[3] SINTEF Petr Res, N-7465 Trondheim, Norway

[4] Geol Survey Denmark & Greenland GEUS, DK-1350 Copenhagen, Denmark

来源：

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS | 2011年 / 310卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

Re-Os geochronology; Permo-Triassic extinction; Greenland-Norway; shale; anoxia; TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; RE-OS; EAST GREENLAND; BLACK SHALE; ORGANIC-MATTER; RICH SEDIMENTS; MARINE; OSMIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; RHENIUM;

D O I：

10.1016/j.epsl.2011.08.010

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

The end of Permian time (252-251 Ma) hosts the largest mass extinction in Earth history, yet events heralding this global catastrophe remain intensely disputed. We present a chemostratigraphic marker, the Re-187/Os-188 ratio, which soars to unprecedented levels approaching the Permo-Triassic boundary. These ratios are tied to profound trace element changes and a precise Re-Os time record at 252 Ma preserved in black shales from East Greenland and the mid-Norwegian shelf. Within a 36-meter shale section, an 80-fold increase in Re concentrations (two-fold for Os) signals seawater conditions that became increasingly inhospitable to life. Unwavering initial Os-187/Os-188 ratios of 0.6 preclude mafic volcanism and meteorite impact as the direct cause of Late Permian anoxia. We argue that extraordinarily high Re-187/Os-188 ratios are the hallmark of simultaneously rising ocean temperature and acidity, leading to loss of oxygen and the stifling of life in latest Permian time. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：389 / 400

页数：12

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