Cyclostratigraphy and astronomical tuning of the Late Maastrichtian at Zumaia (Basque country, Northern Spain)

Batenburg, Sietske J.; Sprovieri, Mario; Gale, Andrew S.; Hilgen, F.J.; Hüsing, Silja K.; Laskar, Jacques; Liebrand, Diederik; Lirer, Fabrizio; Orue‐Etxebarria, Xabier; Pelosi, Nicola; Smit, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.054

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“…In Zumaya, using the cyclostratigraphic studies of Batenburg et al (2012) and Dinarès-Turell et al (2013), our targeted interval (last 0.5 myr of the Maastrichtian) appears to correspond to the top few meters of Member IV and the entire Member V of Ward and Kennedy (1993). This is a conservative estimate as due to small differences in measured thicknesses between Ward and Kennedy (1993), Dinarès-Turell et al (2013), and Batenburg et al (2012), the exact position of the base of our 0.5 myr interval cannot be situated more precisely than 1 m. The base of Member V is approximately 15 m below the K/Pg boundary in Ward and Kennedy (1993), 12 m below the K/ Pg boundary in Batenburg et al (2012), and 10.2 m below the K/Pg boundary in Dinarès-Turell et al (2013). The base of our 0.5 myr interval thus equates to approximately 20 and 18 m below the K/Pg boundary on the Batenburg et al (2012) and the Dinarès-Turell et al (2013) logs, respectively.…”

Section: Bay Of Biscaymentioning

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Ammonites on the Brink of Extinction: Diversity, Abundance, and Ecology of the Order Ammonoidea at the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) Boundary

Landman

Goolaerts

Jagt

et al. 2015

Topics in Geobiology

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Section: Bay Of Biscaymentioning

confidence: 99%

Ammonites on the Brink of Extinction: Diversity, Abundance, and Ecology of the Order Ammonoidea at the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) Boundary

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Goolaerts

Jagt

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“…The first proposal provides a K-Pg boundary age of 65.59 ± 0.07 Ma and the second an age of 66.00 ± 0.07 Ma. BATENBURG et al (2012) studied the upper Maastrichtian of the Zumaia section in the Basque country (northern Spain) that contains a cyclic alternation of limestones and marls deposited in a hemipelagic setting. In this section, the stacking pattern of the lithologies shows a hierarchy that reflects the combined influence of the orbital parameters of precession and eccentricity.…”

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“…Following their figure, if we fix the K-Pg boundary at an arbitrary time of 0 kyr and the duration of the cycle at 405 kyr, then the last Cretaceous minima is situated at -338 kyr and the first Paleogene minima is situated at +67 kyr. BATENBURG et al (2012) studied the upper Maastrichtian of the Zumaia section. In this work, the expression of the 405-kyr eccentricity cycle present in the section served as a primary signal for astronomical tuning, i.e., use of a constant duration of 405 kyr between eccentricity minima and linear interpolation between these points.…”

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The Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary and its 405-kyr eccentricity cycle phase: a new constraint on radiometric dating and astrochronology

Hennebert¹

2014

Carnets Geol.

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Radiometric dating and astrochronologic dating still suffer discrepancies without knowing which one gives the most reliable results. A new tool is proposed to constrain both the approaches. The phase of the 405-kyr signal with respect to the Cretaceous -Paleogene boundary event has been determined in the Aïn Settara section (Kalaat Senan, central Tunisia). We use this phase value (Option 2), as well as an average of phase values obtained from the literature (Option 1), to examine the relationship linking both the radiometric (absolute) age assigned to the K-Pg boundary and the Cenozoic average-value of the ~405-kyr eccentricity period. A new useful constraint emerges: to any absolute age assumed for the K-Pg boundary corresponds a value of the mean Cenozoic 405-kyr period, and vice versa. Supposing a K-Pg boundary radiometric age in the vicinity of 66.0 Ma, then the number of entire cycles (comprised between two minima of the 405-kyr eccentricity signal) within the Cenozoic Period could only be equal to 163. When adding to this figure the parts of the cycles preceding and following these 163 entire cycles the total duration of the Cenozoic Era becomes equal to 163.168 cycles (Option 1) or 163.081 cycles (Option 2). We propose to grant a special interest to the determination of the 405-kyr cycle phase at stratigraphically well documented levels, particularly those that correspond to world-wide, sudden and catastrophic events, that are well located in time by reliable radiometric dates. Résumé : La limite Crétacé -Paléogène et la phase du cycle de 405 ka de l'excentricité : nouvelles contraintes sur la datation radiométrique et l'astrochronologie.-Les datations radiomé-triques et astrochronologiques ne s'accordent pas encore parfaitement, sans que l'on sache laquelle des deux approches est la plus précise. Un nouvel outil est proposé pour contraindre les résultats des deux méthodes. La position précise (phase) de la limite Crétacé -Paléogène (K-Pg) par rapport au cycle de 405 ka a été déterminée dans la coupe de l'Aïn Settara (Kalaat Senan, Tunisie centrale). Cette valeur de phase (Option 2), ainsi que la valeur moyenne des phases obtenues de la littérature (Option 1), sont utilisées pour étudier la relation qui lie l'âge radiométrique assigné à la limite K-Pg et la période moyenne, sur l'ensemble du Cénozoïque, du cycle de 405 ka. Il en résulte une contrainte intéressante : à chaque âge absolu assigné à la limite K-Pg correspond une valeur moyenne de la période du cycle de 405 ka et vice versa. Si l'on suppose que l'âge radiométrique de la limite K-Pg se situe au voisinage de 66,0 Ma, alors, le nombre entier de cycles (compris entre deux minima du signal), que connaît le Cénozoïque, est de 163. Si on additionne à cette valeur la partie de cycle qui précède et celle qui suit ces 163 cycles entiers, on obtient une durée totale du Cénozoïque de 163,168 cycles (Option 1) ou de 163,081 cycles (Option 2). Nous proposons de porter une attention particulière à la détermination de la phase du cycle de 405 ka par...

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“…Recently, the Maastrichtian part of the Zumaia section has been investigated in detail, using an integrated stratigraphic approach (Batenburg et al 2012;Dinarès-Turell et al 2013). The study was directed at establishing a carbon isotope stratigraphy and an astronomically tuned age model based on the 405 kyr cycle (this cycle is stable in the astronomical solution beyond 50 Ma) (see Laskar et al 2011a;Westerhold et al 2012).…”

Section: Mesozoicmentioning

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“…The study was directed at establishing a carbon isotope stratigraphy and an astronomically tuned age model based on the 405 kyr cycle (this cycle is stable in the astronomical solution beyond 50 Ma) (see Laskar et al 2011a;Westerhold et al 2012). Combined with the nearby Sopelana section, the record covers almost the entire Maastrichtian in an essentially continuous succession (Batenburg et al 2012(Batenburg et al , 2013. The continuity is confirmed by the excellent agreement with the tuned age model developed independently for the Maastrichtian in Deap Sea Drilling Project (DSDP)/ODP cores (DSDP Sites 525A and 762C, and ODP Site 1267B: Husson et al 2011;Thibault et al 2012;see Figs 7 & 8 in Batenburg et al 2012).…”

Section: Mesozoicmentioning

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Stratigraphic continuity and fragmentary sedimentation: the success of cyclostratigraphy as part of integrated stratigraphy

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Hinnov

Aziz³

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The Milankovitch theory of climate change is widely accepted, but the registration of the climate changes in the stratigraphic record and their use in building high-resolution astronomically tuned timescales has been disputed due to the complex and fragmentary nature of the stratigraphic record. However, results of time series analysis and consistency with independent magnetobiostratigraphic and/or radio-isotopic age models show that Milankovitch cycles are recorded not only in deep marine and lacustrine successions, but also in ice cores and speleothems, and in eolian and fluvial successions. Integrated stratigraphic studies further provide evidence for continuous sedimentation at Milankovitch time scales (10 4 years up to 10 6 years). This combined approach also shows that strict application of statistical confidence limits in spectral analysis to verify astronomical forcing in climate proxy records is not fully justified and may lead to false negatives. This is in contrast to recent claims that failure to apply strict statistical standards can lead to false positives in the search for periodic signals. Finally, and contrary to the argument that

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Cyclostratigraphy and astronomical tuning of the Late Maastrichtian at Zumaia (Basque country, Northern Spain)

Cited by 80 publications

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Ammonites on the Brink of Extinction: Diversity, Abundance, and Ecology of the Order Ammonoidea at the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) Boundary

Ammonites on the Brink of Extinction: Diversity, Abundance, and Ecology of the Order Ammonoidea at the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) Boundary

The Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary and its 405-kyr eccentricity cycle phase: a new constraint on radiometric dating and astrochronology

Stratigraphic continuity and fragmentary sedimentation: the success of cyclostratigraphy as part of integrated stratigraphy

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