The potential of the Lengerich section (Münster Basin, northern Germany) as a possible candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Middle/Upper Turonian boundary

Wiese, Frank; Kaplan, Ulrich

doi:10.1006/cres.2001.0278

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“…8) plotted the Turonian carbonisotope data of Jenkyns, Gale & Corfield (1994) from Dover against a skeleton stratigraphy and named two positive carbon-isotope excursions: the 'Pewsey Event' in the Middle Turonian uppermost Collignoniceras woollgari Zone, and the 'Hitch Wood Event' in the Upper Turonian upper Subprionocyclus neptuni Zone. These and a number of other carbon-isotope events have subsequently been widely recognized and correlated to sections throughout northern Germany and in northern Spain (Voigt & Hilbrecht, 1997;Wiese, 1999;Wiese & Kaplan, 2001). These sections include Lengerich in the Münster Basin of NW Germany, a candidate GSSP for the Middle/Upper Turonian boundary (Wiese & Kaplan, 2001), and SalzgitterSalder in Lower Saxony, which has been proposed as a Turonian/Coniacian boundary GSSP (Wood, Ernst & Rasemann, 1984;Kauffman, Kennedy & Wood, 1996).…”

Section: B Turonianmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…These and a number of other carbon-isotope events have subsequently been widely recognized and correlated to sections throughout northern Germany and in northern Spain (Voigt & Hilbrecht, 1997;Wiese, 1999;Wiese & Kaplan, 2001). These sections include Lengerich in the Münster Basin of NW Germany, a candidate GSSP for the Middle/Upper Turonian boundary (Wiese & Kaplan, 2001), and SalzgitterSalder in Lower Saxony, which has been proposed as a Turonian/Coniacian boundary GSSP (Wood, Ernst & Rasemann, 1984;Kauffman, Kennedy & Wood, 1996).…”

Section: B Turonianmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…8), correlating with Turonian carbonisotope 'Peak -3' and 'Peak -2' (Wiese, 1999, fig. 4; Wiese & Kaplan, 2001, fig. 6).…”

Section: B7 Lower and Upper Southerham Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…8), the key level used for δ 13 C correlation of the Middle-Upper Turonian in Germany and Spain (Wiese, 1999, fig. 4; Wiese & Kaplan, 2001, fig. 6), where minima of around 2.0 ‰ are also typical of pelagic sections, although values of < 1 ‰ are recorded from hemipelagic sediments in Spain.…”

Section: B9 Bridgewick Eventmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The 'Pewsey' Isotope Event is a valuable marker that has been correlated with intervals in Germany and Spain (Fig. 8), where it has been referred to as 'Peak -4' (Wiese, 1999;Wiese & Kaplan, 2001).…”

Section: B6 'Pewsey' Eventmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ¹³C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)

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-Carbon stable-isotope variation through the Cenomanian-Santonian stages is characterized using data for 1769 bulk pelagic carbonate samples collected from seven Chalk successions in England. The sections show consistent stratigraphic trends and δ 13 C values that provide a basis for highresolution correlation. Positive and negative δ 13 C excursions and inflection points on the isotope profiles are used to define 72 isotope events. Key markers are provided by positive δ 13 C excursions of up to + 2 ‰: the Albian/Cenomanian Boundary Event; Mid-Cenomanian Event I; the Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary Event; the Bridgewick, Hitch Wood and Navigation events of Late Turonian age; and the Santonian/Campanian Boundary Event. Isotope events are isochronous within a framework provided by macrofossil datum levels and bentonite horizons. An age-calibrated composite δ 13 C reference curve and an isotope event stratigraphy are constructed using data from the English Chalk. The isotope stratigraphy is applied to successions in Germany, France, Spain and Italy. Correlation with pelagic sections at Gubbio, central Italy, demonstrates general agreement between biostratigraphic and chemostratigraphic criteria in the Cenomanian-Turonian stages, confirming established relationships between Tethyan planktonic foraminiferal and Boreal macrofossil biozonations. Correlation of the Coniacian-Santonian stages is less clear cut: magnetostratigraphic evidence for placing the base of Chron 33r near the base of the Upper Santonian is in good agreement with the carbon-isotope correlation, but generates significant anomalies regarding the placement of the Santonian and Campanian stage boundaries with respect to Tethyan planktonic foraminiferal and nannofossil zones. Isotope stratigraphy offers a more reliable criterion for detailed correlation of Cenomanian-Santonian strata than biostratigraphy. With the addition of Campanian δ 13 C data from one of the English sections, a composite Cenomanian-Campanian age-calibrated reference curve is presented that can be utilized in future chemostratigraphic studies.The Cenomanian-Campanian carbon-isotope curve is remarkably similar in shape to supposedly eustatic sea-level curves: increasing δ 13 C values accompanying sea-level rise associated with transgression, and falling δ 13 C values characterizing sea-level fall and regression. The correlation between carbon isotopes and sea-level is explained by variations in epicontinental sea area affecting organic-matter burial fluxes: increasing shallow sea-floor area and increased accommodation space accompanying sea-level rise allowed more efficient burial of marine organic matter, with the preferential removal of 12 C from the marine carbon reservoir. During sea-level fall, reduced seafloor area, marine erosion of previously deposited sediments, and exposure of basin margins led to reduced organiccarbon burial fluxes and oxidation of previously deposited organic matter, causing falling δ 13 C values. Additionally, drowning of carbonate platforms during...

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Section: B Turonianmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: B Turonianmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…8), correlating with Turonian carbonisotope 'Peak -3' and 'Peak -2' (Wiese, 1999, fig. 4; Wiese & Kaplan, 2001, fig. 6).…”

Section: B7 Lower and Upper Southerham Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B9 Bridgewick Eventmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: B6 'Pewsey' Eventmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intercontinental correlation of organic carbon and carbonate stable isotope records: evidence of climate and sea‐level change during the Turonian (Cretaceous)

Jarvis

Trabucho‐Alexandre

Gröcke

et al. 2015

The Depositional Record

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Carbon (d 13 C org , d 13 C carb ) and oxygen (d 18 O carb ) isotope records are presented for an expanded Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian) hemipelagic succession cored in the central Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Czech Republic. Geophysical logs, biostratigraphy and stable carbon isotope chemostratigraphy provide a high-resolution stratigraphic framework. The d 13 C carb and d 13 C org profiles are compared, and the time series correlated with published coeval marine and non-marine isotope records from Europe, North America and Japan. All previously named Turonian carbon isotope events are identified and correlated at high-resolution between multiple sections, in different facies, basins and continents. The viability of using both carbonate and organic matter carbon isotope chemostratigraphy for improved stratigraphic resolution, for placing stage boundaries, and for intercontinental correlation is demonstrated, but anchoring the time series using biostratigraphic data is essential. An Early to Middle Turonian thermal maximum followed by a synchronous episode of stepped cooling throughout Europe during the Middle to Late Turonian is evidenced by bulk carbonate and brachiopod shell d18 O carb data, and regional changes in the distribution and composition of macrofaunal assemblages. The Late Turonian Cool Phase in Europe was coincident with a period of long-term sea-level fall, with significant water-mass reorganization occurring during the mid-Late Turonian maximum lowstand. Falling D 13 C (d 13 C carb -d 13 C org ) trends coincident with two major cooling pulses, point to pCO 2 drawdown accompanying cooling, but the use of paired carbon isotopes as a high-resolution pCO 2 proxy is compromised in the low-carbonate sediments of the Bohemian Basin study section by diagenetic overprinting of the d 13 C carb record. Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy is confirmed as a powerful tool for testing and refining intercontinental and marine to terrestrial correlations.

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The cored Konrad 101 borehole (Cenomanian–Lower Coniacian, Lower Saxony): calibration of surface and subsurface log data for the lower Upper Cretaceous of northern Germany

Niebuhr

Wiese

Wilmsen

2001

Cretaceous Research

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The potential of the Lengerich section (Münster Basin, northern Germany) as a possible candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Middle/Upper Turonian boundary

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ¹³C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)

Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ¹³C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)

Intercontinental correlation of organic carbon and carbonate stable isotope records: evidence of climate and sea‐level change during the Turonian (Cretaceous)

The cored Konrad 101 borehole (Cenomanian–Lower Coniacian, Lower Saxony): calibration of surface and subsurface log data for the lower Upper Cretaceous of northern Germany

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The potential of the Lengerich section (Münster Basin, northern Germany) as a possible candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Middle/Upper Turonian boundary

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ13C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)

Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ13C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)

Intercontinental correlation of organic carbon and carbonate stable isotope records: evidence of climate and sea‐level change during the Turonian (Cretaceous)

The cored Konrad 101 borehole (Cenomanian–Lower Coniacian, Lower Saxony): calibration of surface and subsurface log data for the lower Upper Cretaceous of northern Germany

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Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ¹³C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)

Secular variation in Late Cretaceous carbon isotopes: a new δ¹³C carbonate reference curve for the Cenomanian–Campanian (99.6–70.6 Ma)