TY - JOUR
T1 - The Palaeocene/Eocene boundary section at Zumaia (Basque-Cantabric Basin) revisited
T2 - New insights from high-resolution magnetic susceptibility and carbon isotope chemostratigraphy on organic matter (δ 13C org)
AU - Storme, Jean Yves
AU - Devleeschouwer, Xavier
AU - Schnyder, Johann
AU - Cambier, Geoffrey
AU - Baceta, Juan Ignacio
AU - Pujalte, Victoriano
AU - Di Matteo, Antonietta
AU - Iacumin, Paola
AU - Yans, Johan
PY - 2012/8/1
Y1 - 2012/8/1
N2 - The Zumaia section, the most complete and representative section of the early Palaeogene (hemi)-pelagic succession of the Pyrenees, is widely acknowledged as a key reference for the Palaeocene-Eocene boundary. New high-resolution δ 13C org of the Zumaia section (-23.8 to -28.8‰) confirms the position of the Carbon Isotope Excursion and enhances the distinction between the different steps of the CIE/PETM event. According to new magnetic susceptibility data and detailed cycle counting, the entire duration of the CIE/PETM in Zumaia is estimated in ∼168±16ka. Moreover, the investigation of palynofacies and low-field magnetic susceptibility reveal significant detrital influx during the interval. Several magnetic susceptibility phases and trends are recognised and are interpreted in terms of sea-level fluctuations before, during and after the PETM. Coupled with results from other sections, our data reveal the presence of an unconformity followed by an eustatic sea-level rise (TST) in the latest Palaeocene.
AB - The Zumaia section, the most complete and representative section of the early Palaeogene (hemi)-pelagic succession of the Pyrenees, is widely acknowledged as a key reference for the Palaeocene-Eocene boundary. New high-resolution δ 13C org of the Zumaia section (-23.8 to -28.8‰) confirms the position of the Carbon Isotope Excursion and enhances the distinction between the different steps of the CIE/PETM event. According to new magnetic susceptibility data and detailed cycle counting, the entire duration of the CIE/PETM in Zumaia is estimated in ∼168±16ka. Moreover, the investigation of palynofacies and low-field magnetic susceptibility reveal significant detrital influx during the interval. Several magnetic susceptibility phases and trends are recognised and are interpreted in terms of sea-level fluctuations before, during and after the PETM. Coupled with results from other sections, our data reveal the presence of an unconformity followed by an eustatic sea-level rise (TST) in the latest Palaeocene.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2012.01064.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2012.01064.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863775980
SN - 0954-4879
VL - 24
SP - 310
EP - 317
JO - Terra Nova
JF - Terra Nova
IS - 4
ER -