The onset of the permo-carboniferous glaciation: Reconciling global stratigraphic evidence with biogenic apatite δ 18 O records in the late visean

Barham M, Murray J, Joachimski M, Williams D (2012)


Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2012

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Publisher: Geological Society

Book Volume: 169

Pages Range: 119-122

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492011-102

Abstract

The δ O values of phosphatic microfossils recovered from NW Ireland are used to determine the timing and magnitude of cooling associated with the onset of the Carboniferous glaciation. icrofossil fish δ Oapatite demonstrates a +2.4‰ (V-SMOW) shift, which, once corrected for δ O changes owing to evolving ice volumes, equates to an approximate 4.5 °C reduction in equatorial sea surface temperature between the earliest Asbian and the mid- Brigantian (late Visean). Both conodont and microfossil fish δ O indicate stabilization of an 'icehouse' climate during the Brigantian and into the Serpukhovian. Substantial late Visean cooling identified herein is in good agreement with global glacioeustatic records.

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APA:

Barham, M., Murray, J., Joachimski, M., & Williams, D. (2012). The onset of the permo-carboniferous glaciation: Reconciling global stratigraphic evidence with biogenic apatite δ 18 O records in the late visean. Journal of the Geological Society, 169(2), 119-122. https://dx.doi.org/10.1144/0016-76492011-102

MLA:

Barham, Milo, et al. "The onset of the permo-carboniferous glaciation: Reconciling global stratigraphic evidence with biogenic apatite δ 18 O records in the late visean." Journal of the Geological Society 169.2 (2012): 119-122.

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