Citation:

PANGAEA.919135

Name: Conifers are a major source of sedimentary leaf wax n-alkanes when dominant on the landscape: Case studies from the Paleogene
Published: 2020-06-18
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: carbon isotope; conifers; n-alkane; Paleogene; terpenoid

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Published: 2020-06-18 • DOI registered: 2020-08-26

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Abstract:

Paleobotanical site information, terpenoid, n-alkane, and other and biomarker quantification and carbon isotope data from sediment samples collected from North America Paleogene fossil leaf sites that extend from Colorado to the High Arctic. Sediment samples were collected laterally along fossil leaf-bearing zones. To disentangle the vegetation source of sediment n-alkanes, we measured the carbon isotope (δ13C) values of nonsteroidal triterpenoids (angiosperm biomarkers) and tricyclic diterpenoids (conifer biomarkers) to determine angiosperm and conifer end member δ13C values. Compounds were isolated using column chromatography and identified and quantified with an Agilent 7890A gas chromatograph (GC) interfaced to an Agilent 5975C quadrupole mass selective detector (MSD) and flame ionization detector (FID). Compound-specific carbon isotope analyses were performed, where possible, on n-C27 through n-C35 alkanes, diterpenoids, and triterpenoids by gas chromatograph-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS).

Keyword(s):

carbon isotope; conifers; n-alkane; Paleogene; terpenoid

Related to:

Schlanser, Kristen M; Diefendorf, Aaron F; West, Christopher K; Greenwood, David R; Basinger, James F; Meyer, Herbert W; Lowe, Alexander J; Naake, Hans H (2020): Conifers are a major source of sedimentary leaf wax n-alkanes when dominant in the landscape: Case studies from the Paleogene. Organic Geochemistry, 147, 104069, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104069

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 60.205000 * Median Longitude: -96.780000 * South-bound Latitude: 37.800000 * West-bound Longitude: -127.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 82.100000 * East-bound Longitude: -69.000000

Event(s):

Axel_Heiberg_Island * Latitude: 79.900000 * Longitude: -89.100000 * Location: Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic

Belt_Ash_Carbonaceous_Bed * Latitude: 44.900000 * Longitude: -108.700000 * Location: Wyoming, United States of America

Boulder_Hills * Latitude: 82.100000 * Longitude: -69.000000 * Location: Ellesmere Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	Sample ID	Sample ID		Schlanser, Kristen M
2	Latitude of event	Latitude		Schlanser, Kristen M
3	Longitude of event	Longitude		Schlanser, Kristen M
4	Event label	Event		Schlanser, Kristen M
5	Site	Site		Schlanser, Kristen M
6	Location	Location		Schlanser, Kristen M
7	Location	Location		Schlanser, Kristen M
8	Epoch	Epoch		Schlanser, Kristen M
9	AGE	Age	ka BP	Schlanser, Kristen M		Geocode
10	Age, maximum/old	Age max	ka	Schlanser, Kristen M
11	Age, minimum/young	Age min	ka	Schlanser, Kristen M
12	Lithology/composition/facies	Lithology		Schlanser, Kristen M		Depositional Environment
13	Vegetation type	Vegetation type		Schlanser, Kristen M		Paleovegetaion (Macrofossils)
14	Thermal maturity, hopane	Thermal maturity 22S/(22S+22R)		Schlanser, Kristen M
15	Pristane/Phytane ratio	Pr/Phy		Schlanser, Kristen M
16	Carbon Preference Index	CPI		Schlanser, Kristen M
17	Terrigenous/aquatic ratio	TAR		Schlanser, Kristen M
18	Average chain length	ACL		Schlanser, Kristen M
19	Carbon, organic, total	TOC	%	Schlanser, Kristen M
20	Diterpenoids, plant-derived	Diterpenoids plant	µg/g	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography (Agilent GC 7890) interfaced to a quadrupole mass selective detector (MSD, Agilent 5975C ) and flame ionization detector (FID)
21	Triterpenoids, plant-derived	Triterp plant	µg/g	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography (Agilent GC 7890) interfaced to a quadrupole mass selective detector (MSD, Agilent 5975C ) and flame ionization detector (FID)
22	Long-chain n-alkanes, C27-C35	C27-C35	µg/g	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography (Agilent GC 7890) interfaced to a quadrupole mass selective detector (MSD, Agilent 5975C ) and flame ionization detector (FID)
23	Isonorpimarane, δ13C	Isonorpimarane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
24	Norpimarane, δ13C	Norpimarane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
25	18-Norisopimarane, δ13C	18-Norisopimarane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
26	Tetracyclic diterpane, δ13C	Tetracyclic diterpane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
27	ent-Beyerane, δ13C	ent-Beyerane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
28	13alpha(H)-Fichtelite, δ13C	13a(H)-Fichtelite δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
29	19-Norabieta-8,11,13-triene, δ13C	19-Norabieta-8,11,13-triene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
30	19-Norabieta-4,8,11,13-tetraene, δ13C	19-Norabieta-4,8,11,13-tetraene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
31	19-Norabieta-3,8,11,13-tetraene, δ13C	19-Norabieta-3,8,11,13-tetraene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
32	18-Norabieta-8,11,13-triene, δ13C	18-Norabieta-8,11,13-triene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
33	Isopimarane, δ13C	Isopimarane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
34	Pimarane, δ13C	Pimarane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
35	Abietane, δ13C	Abietane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
36	ent-13-epi manoyl oxide, δ13C	ent-13-epi manoyl oxide δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
37	2-Methyl-1-(4'-methylpentyl)-6-isopropylnaphthalene, δ13C	2-Methyl-1-(4'-methylpentyl)-6-isopropyl	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
38	Abieta-8,11,13-triene, δ13C	Abieta-8,11,13-triene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
39	Dehydroicetexane, δ13C	Dehydroicetexane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
40	1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroretene, δ13C	1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroretene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
41	Simonellite, δ13C	Simonellite δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
42	Diaromatic tricyclic totarane, δ13C	Diaromatic tricyclic totarane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
43	Retene, δ13C	Retene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Conifer biomarker
44	Des-A-lupane, δ13C	Des-A-lupane δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
45	Des-A-26-norlupa-5,7,9-triene, δ13C	Des-A-26-norlupa-5,7,9-triene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
46	δ13C	δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Similar to monoaromatic-(A)-triterpenoid; Angiosperm biomarker
47	δ13C	δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Similar to 24,25,26-trinor-lupa-1,3,5 (10),?-tetraene; Angiosperm biomarker
48	Olean-11,13(18)-diene, δ13C	Olean-11,13(18)-diene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
49	Olean-18-ene, δ13C	Olean-18-ene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
50	Dinor-oleana(ursa)-1,3,5(10)-triene, δ13C	Dinor-oleana(ursa)-1,3,5(10)-triene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
51	Olean-12-ene, δ13C	Olean-12-ene δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
52	Tetramethyloctahydropicene isomer, δ13C	Tetramethyloctahydropicene isomer δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
53	2,2,4a,9-Tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,14b-octahydropicene, δ13C	C26H30 δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
54	1,2,9-Trimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropicene, δ13C	C25H24 (1,2,9) δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
55	2,2,9-Trimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropicene, δ13C	C25H24 (2,2,9) δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Angiosperm biomarker
56	n-Alkane C27, δ13C	C27 δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Leaf wax biomarkers
57	n-Alkane C29, δ13C	C29 δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Leaf wax biomarkers
58	n-Alkane C31, δ13C	C31 δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Leaf wax biomarkers
59	n-Alkane C33, δ13C	C33 δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Leaf wax biomarkers
60	n-Alkane C35, δ13C	C35 δ13C	‰ PDB	Schlanser, Kristen M	Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)	Leaf wax biomarkers

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