Late Jurassic to earliest Cretaceous palaeoclimatic evolution of the southern North Sea

Abbink, O.A.; Targarona, Jordi; Brinkhuis, Henk; Visscher, Henk

doi:10.1016/s0921-8181(01)00101-1

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“…These detailed palaeoclimatic fluctuations from the Oxfordian to the early Kimmeridgian are supported by palynological data from the North Sea basin (Abbink et al, 2001), which show a warm and dry phase at the OxfordianKimmeridgian transition. In Ricla Barranco, both the warming and the drier conditions, which favoured oligotrophy as demonstrated by nannofossil assemblages, probably explain the occurrence of solitary corals at the top of the interval studied (Figs.…”

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“…Drier climatic conditions from the Planula-Galar Subzone transition match well with increasing aridity recognised in the North Sea basin (Abbink et al, 2001), the Swalbian Alb deep shelf (SW Germany, Bartolini et al, 2003), and the shallow platforms of the Jura Mountains and of Spain (Pittet et al, 2000;Colombié, 2002;Hug, 2003;Colombié and Strasser, 2005) at the Oxfordian to Kimmeridgian transition. Interestingly, as mentioned earlier, no kaolinite is recorded during the Oxfordian-Kimmeridgian transition at Ricla Barranco, whereas kaolinite occurs in variable amounts in contemporaneous sediments from the Paris basin (i.e., in Normandy, see Saint-Germès et al, 1996, in the Boulonnais area, see Schnyder et al, 2000, and in the eastern part, see Brigaud et al, 2014).…”

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Timing of sea level, tectonics and climate events during the uppermost Oxfordian (Planula zone) on the Iberian ramp (northeast Spain)

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Giraud

Schnyder

et al. 2014

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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The middle Oxfordian warming climate and sea-level rise initiated the development of vast carbonate platforms in some western European basins. At the same time, however, siliciclastics and siliceous sponges dominated certain marginal areas of the Iberian ramp. There, siliciclastic input was particularly prominent during the latest Oxfordian and may have been related to a global sea-level fall, synsedimentary tectonic activity, or humid climatic conditions in the hinterland. Field analyses and computer modeling have been previously used to determine the factors that controlled sedimentation. However, it is still unclear if the specific conditions that prevailed during the latest Oxfordian were due to eustasy, tectonics or climate, and when precisely they occurred. Here, we document major changes in sedimentological, micropalaeontological, and mineralogical records on the Iberian ramp during this interval. Detailed sedimentary facies and palynofacies analyses combined with sequence-stratigraphic and cyclostratigraphic analyses of the Ricla Barranco section enable the establishment of a high-resolution time frame. Based on the quartz and mica percentage fluctuations, one large-and seven small-scale sequences are defined. The large-scale sequence boundaries correlate with third-order sequence boundaries Ox8 and Kim1 defined by Hardenbol et al. (1998). The large-scale maximum-flooding surface corresponds to the base of the most calcareous interval and to the maximum abundance of marine phytoplankton and opaque, equidimensional phytoclasts. The small-scale sequences correspond to the 100-kyr orbital eccentricity cycle. Calcareous nannofossils and clay minerals were used as palaeoclimatic proxies. Nannofossil abundances and fluxes are lower in the upper part than in the lower part of the interval studied, suggesting a decrease in sea-surface trophic conditions, also shown by an increase in the relative abundance of oligotrophic taxa. This upper part is also characterised by an increase in smectite, which coincides with the base of the large-scale highstand deposit, and is interpreted as reflecting the establishment of dry conditions. A first increase in smectite occurs in the lower part of the succession, and coincides with high percentages of quartz and mica. This latter mineralogical assemblage is interpreted as recording the onset of the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous rifting stage, which occurred just before the Planula-Galar ammonite Subzone transition. The present study points out a return toward optimum conditions for carbonate sedimentation only 300 kyr after the prominent increase in siliciclastic input due to tectonic activity. The recovery of carbonate production was accompanied by a global sea-level rise and by decreasing rainfall on nearby land.

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confidence: 59%

Section: Contribution Of the Iberian Ramp High-resolution Data To Thesupporting

confidence: 57%

Timing of sea level, tectonics and climate events during the uppermost Oxfordian (Planula zone) on the Iberian ramp (northeast Spain)

Colombié

Giraud

Schnyder

et al. 2014

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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“…correlating with low δ 13 C values. Oligotrophic conditions in the Tethyan seaway have been linked to drier climates and a sea level low during the latest Jurassic (e.g., Hallam et al, 1991;Abbink et al, 2001;Ruffell et al, 2002b;Schnyder et al, 2006) (Fig. 8), reduced runoff and reduced nutrient fluxes to the oceans, lowering the fertility of surface waters (e.g., Weissert…”

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Carbon cycle history through the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary: A new global δ13C stack

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Főzy

Pálfy

2016

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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We present new carbon and oxygen isotope curves from sections in the Bakony Mts. (Hungary), constrained by biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy in order to evaluate whether carbon isotopes can provide a tool to help establish and correlate the last system boundary remaining undefined in the Phanerozoic as well provide data to better understand the carbon cycle history and environmental drivers during the Jurassic-Cretaceous interval. We observe a gentle decrease in carbon isotope values through the Late Jurassic. A pronounced shift to more positive carbon isotope values does not occur until the Valanginian, corresponding to the Weissert event. In order to place the newly obtained stable to relatively stable δ 13 C values, compounded by a slope which is too slight. There is no clear isotopic marker event for the system boundary. The long-term gradual change towards more negative carbon isotope values through the Jurassic-Cretaceous transition has previously been explained by increasingly oligotrophic condition and lessened primary production. However, this contradicts the reported increase in 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios suggesting intensification of weathering (and a decreasing contribution of non-radiogenic hydrothermal Sr) and presumably a concomitant rise in nutrient input into the oceans.The concomitant rise of modern phytoplankton groups (dinoflagellates and coccolithophores) would have also led to increased primary productivity, making the negative carbon isotope trend even more notable. We suggest that gradual oceanographic changes, more effective connections and mixing between the Tethys, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, would have promoted a shift towards enhanced burial of isotopically heavy carbonate carbon and effective recycling of isotopically light organic matter.These processes account for the observed long-term trend, interrupted only by the Weissert event in the Valanginian.

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“…The Pé ry-Reuchenette and the Gorges du Pichoux sections are located to the northeast of Biel in the (2000) and Abbink et al (2001) central Swiss Jura (Fig. 3).…”

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Tethyan-to-boreal correlation in the Kimmeridgian using high-resolution sequence stratigraphy (Vocontian Basin, Swiss Jura, Boulonnais, Dorset)

Colombié

Rameil

2006

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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Ammonite biostratigraphy plays a central role in the definition of Jurassic stratigraphy. Nevertheless, the strong provincialism of European ammonite species during the Kimmeridgian is a longstanding problem in correlation attempts between the boreal and Tethyan faunal realms. Moreover, the sequence-stratigraphic interpretations for northern and southern Europe given in the Jurassic chronostratigraphic chart of Hardenbol et al. in SEPM Publ. 60 (chart) (1998) are different. The present study aims to resolve this correlation problem in order to better understand the connections between the boreal and the Tethyan realms during the Kimmeridgian. A sedimentological and high-resolution sequence-stratigraphic interpretation is presented for two unpublished sections (Cras d'Hermont and Roche de Mars) in the northern Swiss Jura, where recently discovered ammonites display both boreal and Tethyan influences. Then, these sections are correlated with the same time interval in the central Swiss Jura and Vocontian Basin, which belong to the Tethyan realm. Lastly, a longdistance transect is constructed between the Vocontian Basin, Swiss Jura, northern France, and southern England, the last two areas being part of the sub-boreal realm. The main results of this work are that: (1) thirdorder depositional sequences, and also higher-frequency sequences, can be correlated from the Tethyan to the boreal realm; (2) the sequence-stratigraphic interpretation given by Hardenbol et al. in SEPM Publ 60 (chart) (1998) for northern Europe seems to be accurate and agrees with the sequence-stratigraphic framework established in the Swiss Jura; (3) the Late Kimmeridgian of the Swiss Jura displays boreal influences; (4) integrated high-resolution sequence-stratigraphic and cyclostratigraphic studies are a valuable approach for bridging the correlation gap between northern and southern Europe.

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Late Jurassic to earliest Cretaceous palaeoclimatic evolution of the southern North Sea

Cited by 220 publications

References 62 publications

Timing of sea level, tectonics and climate events during the uppermost Oxfordian (Planula zone) on the Iberian ramp (northeast Spain)

Timing of sea level, tectonics and climate events during the uppermost Oxfordian (Planula zone) on the Iberian ramp (northeast Spain)

Carbon cycle history through the Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary: A new global δ13C stack

Tethyan-to-boreal correlation in the Kimmeridgian using high-resolution sequence stratigraphy (Vocontian Basin, Swiss Jura, Boulonnais, Dorset)

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