Stable isotopes, elemental distribution and growth rings of belemnopsid belemnite rostra: proxies for belemnite life habitat.
Wierzbowski H, Joachimski M (2009)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2009
Journal
Publisher: Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Book Volume: 24
Pages Range: 377-386
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2008.p08-101r
Abstract
Stables isotopes and elemental composition of two well-preserved belemnite rostra (Hibolithes beyrichi and H. hastatus) from the Bathonian of central Poland were studied. Average temperatures calculated from the oxygen isotope ratios of Hibolithes beyrichi and H. hastatus are 10°C and 6°C, respectively. The absence of highamplitude variations in high-resolution temperature profiles suggests these belemnites lived in deeper waters. This interpretation is compatible with a nektobenthic habitat of belemnopsid belemnites. Carbon isotope ratios of the rostra are assumed to be affected by vital fractionation with prominent fluctuations in the δ 13C records resulting from changes in the metabolic activity. Observed variations in Mg:Ca ratios of the rostra (from 5 mmol-mol -1 to 28 mmol-mol -1) are predominantly a primary signal. Temperature dependence of the Mg:Ca ratio is inferred for H. beyrichi on the basis of a correlation with δ 180 values; however, no such correlation is observed for H. hastatus. No significant correlation is observed between Sr:Ca ratios and δ I80 values in either taxon. Sulphur contents in the rostra vary from 630 ppm to 4400 ppm and are interpreted to be largely coprecipitated with belemnite calcite. Extreme compositions of sulphur are interpreted to result from the incorporation of diagenetic sulphur during early marine diagenesis, which is also characterized in these rostra by high Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca ratios and low δ 13C values. A total number of growth rings in the rostrum of H. beyrichi is calculated at around 600, thus, an expected life span of H. beyrichi is considered to be ∼1.5 years assuming daily precipitation of growth bands. © 2009, SEPM.
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APA:
Wierzbowski, H., & Joachimski, M. (2009). Stable isotopes, elemental distribution and growth rings of belemnopsid belemnite rostra: proxies for belemnite life habitat. Palaios, 24, 377-386. https://doi.org/10.2110/palo.2008.p08-101r
MLA:
Wierzbowski, Hubert, and Michael Joachimski. "Stable isotopes, elemental distribution and growth rings of belemnopsid belemnite rostra: proxies for belemnite life habitat." Palaios 24 (2009): 377-386.
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