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Pekar, Stephen F; Hucks, Audrey; Fuller, Michael D; Li, Shawna (2005): Foraminiferal study of ODP Hole 189-1171. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.720961, Supplement to: Pekar, SF et al. (2005): Glacioeustatic changes in the early and middle Eocene (51-42 Ma): Shallow-water stratigraphy from ODP Leg 189 Site 1171 (South Tasman Rise) and deep-sea d18O records. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 117(7-8), 1081-1093, https://doi.org/10.1130/B25486.1

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Abstract:
Sequence boundary ages determined in shallow-water sediments obtained from ODP (Ocean Drilling Program) Leg 189 Site 1171 (South Tasman Rise) compare well with other stratigraphic records (New Jersey, United States, and northwestern Europe) and d18O increases from deep-sea records, indicating that significant (>10 m) eustatic changes occurred during the early to middle Eocene (51-42 Ma). Sequence boundaries were identified and dated using lithology, bio- and magnetostratigraphy, water-depth changes, CaCO3 content, and physical properties (e.g., photospectrometry). They are characterized by a sharp bioturbated surface, low CaCO3 content, and an abrupt increase in glauconite above the surface. Foraminiferal biofacies and planktonic/benthic foraminiferal ratios were used to estimate water-depth changes. Ages of six sequence boundaries (50.9, 49.2, 48.5-47.8, 47.1, 44.5, and 42.6 Ma) from Site 1171 correlate well to the timings of d18O increases and sequence boundaries identified from other Eocene studies. The synchronous nature of sequence boundary development from globally distal sites and d18O increases indicates a global control and that glacioeustasy was operating in this supposedly ice-free world. This is supported by previous modeling studies and atmospheric pCO2 estimates showing that the first time pCO2 levels decreased below a threshold that would support the development of an Antarctic ice sheet occurred at ca. 51 Ma. Estimates of sea-level amplitudes range from ~20 m for the early Eocene (51-49 Ma) and ~25 m to ~45 m for the middle Eocene (48-42 Ma) using constraints established for Oligocene d18O records.
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Latitude: -48.499900 * Longitude: 149.111683
Date/Time Start: 2000-04-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2000-04-11T00:00:00
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189-1171 * Latitude: -48.499900 * Longitude: 149.111683 * Date/Time: 2000-04-11T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2147.9 m * Penetration: 1466.8 m * Recovery: 995.2 m * Location: South Pacific Ocean * Campaign: Leg189 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Composite Core (COMPCORE) * Comment: 132 cores; 1219.2 m cored; 247.6 m drilled; 81.6% recovery
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