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Zachos, James C; Arthur, Michael A; Thunell, Robert C; Williams, Douglas F; Tappa, Eric (1985): Stable isotope and trace element geochemistry of carbonate sediments at DSDP Holes 87-577 and 6-47.2 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.802437, Supplement to: Zachos, JC et al. (1985): Stable isotope and trace element geochemistry of carbonate sediments across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary at Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 577, Leg 86. In: Heath GR; Burckle LH; et al. (eds.), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Washington (U.S. Govt. Printing Office), 86, 513-532, https://doi.org/10.2973/dsdp.proc.86.120.1985

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Abstract:
Detailed analyses of well-preserved carbonate samples from across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary in Hole 577 have revealed a significant decline in the d13C values of calcareous nannoplankton from the Maestrichtian to the Danian Age accompanied by a substantial reduction in carbonate accumulation rates. Benthic foraminifers, however, do not exhibit a shift in carbon composition similar to that recorded by the calcareous nannoplankton, but actually increase slightly over the same time interval. These results are similar to the earlier findings at two North Pacific Deep Sea Drilling Project locations, Sites 47.2 and 465, and are considered to represent a dramatic decrease in oceanic phytoplankton production associated with the catastrophic Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary extinctions. In addition, the change in carbon composition of calcareous nannoplankton across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary at Hole 577 is accompanied by only minor changes in the oxygen isotope trends of both calcareous nannoplankton and benthic foraminifers, suggesting that temperature variations in the North Pacific from the late Maestrichtian to the early Danian Age were insignificant.
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Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 32.443425 * Median Longitude: 157.720400 * South-bound Latitude: 32.441800 * West-bound Longitude: 157.711700 * North-bound Latitude: 32.448300 * East-bound Longitude: 157.723300
Date/Time Start: 1969-06-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1982-05-23T00:00:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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  1. Zachos, JC; Arthur, MA; Thunell, RC et al. (1985): (Table 2) Stable-isotopes in whole rock samples at DSDP Hole 6-47.2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.802434
  2. Zachos, JC; Arthur, MA; Thunell, RC et al. (1985): (Table 4) Accumulation rates at DSDP Hole 86-577. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.802436
  3. Zachos, JC; Arthur, MA; Thunell, RC et al. (1985): (Table 1) Stable-isotopes and calcium carbonate at DSDP Hole 86-577. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.802433
  4. Zachos, JC; Arthur, MA; Thunell, RC et al. (1985): (Table 3) Trace-element concentrations in <63 µm carbonate at DSDP Hole 86-577. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.802435