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Astrochronology of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on the Atlantic Coastal Plain

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  • Mingsong Li

    (Peking University
    Pennsylvania State University)

  • Timothy J. Bralower

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • Lee R. Kump

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • Jean M. Self-Trail

    (U.S. Geological Survey)

  • James C. Zachos

    (University of California Santa Cruz)

  • William D. Rush

    (University of California Santa Cruz
    Yale University
    University of Colorado Boulder)

  • Marci M. Robinson

    (U.S. Geological Survey)

Abstract

The chronology of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, ~56 Ma) remains disputed, hampering complete understanding of the possible trigger mechanisms of this event. Here we present an astrochronology for the PETM carbon isotope excursion from Howards Tract, Maryland a paleoshelf environment, on the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. Statistical evaluation of variations in calcium content and magnetic susceptibility indicates astronomical forcing was involved and the PETM onset lasted about 6 kyr. The astrochronology and Earth system modeling suggest that the PETM onset occurred at an extreme in precession during a maximum in eccentricity, thus favoring high temperatures, indicating that astronomical forcing could have played a role in triggering the event. Ca content data on the paleo-shelf, along with other marine records, support the notion that a carbonate saturation overshoot followed global ocean acidification during the PETM.

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  • Mingsong Li & Timothy J. Bralower & Lee R. Kump & Jean M. Self-Trail & James C. Zachos & William D. Rush & Marci M. Robinson, 2022. "Astrochronology of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on the Atlantic Coastal Plain," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-33390-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33390-x
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