Hodell, David A; Kamenov, George D; Hathorne, Ed C; Zachos, James C; Röhl, Ursula; Westerhold, Thomas (2007): Strontium isotope analysis of seawater and at a mixture of planktic foraminifera during the Paleocene and Early Eocene from different holes of ODP Leg 2008 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816392, Supplement to: Hodell, DA et al. (2007): Variations in the Strontium Isotope Composition of Seawater during the Paleocene and Early Eocene from ODP Leg 208 (Walvis Ridge). Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 8, Q09001, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001607
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Abstract:
We refined the strontium isotope seawater curve for the Paleocene and early Eocene by analysis of samples recovered from the Walvis Ridge during Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) Leg 208. The highest 87Sr/86Sr values occurred in the earliest Paleocene at 65 Ma and generally decreased throughout the Paleocene, reaching minimum values between 53 and 51 Ma in the early Eocene before beginning to increase again at 50 Ma. A plausible explanation for the 87Sr/86Sr decrease between 65 and 51 Ma is increased rates of hydrothermal activity and/or the eruption and weathering of large igneous provinces (e.g., Deccan Traps and North Atlantic). Strontium isotope variations closely parallel sea level and benthic d18O changes during the late Paleocene and early Eocene, supporting previous studies linking tectonic reorganization and increased volcanism to high sea level, high CO2, and warm global temperatures.
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Ocean Drilling Program (ODP)
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Median Latitude: -27.982649 * Median Longitude: 2.128453 * South-bound Latitude: -28.835017 * West-bound Longitude: 1.576980 * North-bound Latitude: -27.185650 * East-bound Longitude: 2.779630
Date/Time Start: 2003-03-24T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2003-04-26T16:45:00
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- Hodell, DA; Kamenov, GD; Hathorne, EC et al. (2007): (Table 1) Cyclostratigraphic composite sections from different holes of ODP Leg 208. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816389
- Hodell, DA; Kamenov, GD; Hathorne, EC et al. (2007): (Table 2) Strontium analysis at a mixture of planktonic foraminifera from different holes of ODP Leg 208. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816390
- Hodell, DA; Kamenov, GD; Hathorne, EC et al. (2007): (Table 3) Strontium analysis of pore water from different holes of ODP Leg 208. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816391