DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.01.032
论文题名: How dry was the Mediterranean during the Messinian salinity crisis?
作者: Vasiliev I. ; Mezger E.M. ; Lugli S. ; Reichart G.-J. ; Manzi V. ; Roveri M.
刊名: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
ISSN: 0031-0182
出版年: 2017
卷: 471 起始页码: 120
结束页码: 133
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Alkenones
; Hydrogen isotopes
; Mediterranean Sea
; Messinian salinity crisis
; n-alkanes
; Paratethys
英文摘要: The Messinian salinity crisis (MSC; 5.97–5.33 Ma) is an enigmatic episode of paleoceanographic change, when kilometers-thick evaporite units were deposited in the Mediterranean basin. It is generally accepted that during the MSC interval there was a dry climate in the Mediterranean region. It is difficult to assess how dry the climate was during the MSC because a modern analogue, in size and duration, is absent. Here we reconstruct hydrological changes in the Mediterranean basin during the three main MSC stages using excellently preserved biomarkers. We used the hydrogen isotopic composition of the long chain n-alkanes (δDn-alkanes) to reconstruct the hydrological changes on the land adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, the δD of long-chain alkenones (δDalkenones) is used to observe changes in the Mediterranean Sea water source. The δDn-alkanes recorded during the deposition of Primary Lower Gypsum (stage 1) in Monte Tondo indicate a δD of the precipitation comparable to the present-day Mediterranean implying a similar hydrologic regime (indicated by experiments modelling the Miocene-Pliocene transition). Elevated δDalkenones values from halite unit (stage 2) of the Realmonte mine are associated with kainite and giant polygons, consistent with presumably high evaporative conditions during halite deposition. The δDn-alkanes recorded during the deposition of Upper Gypsum (stage 3) in Eraclea Minoa indicate a δDprecipitation typical for much drier settings, similar to the Red Sea region. The relative contribution of the different alkenones from Eraclea Minoa is similar to the one observed in present-day marine settings suggesting that, during stage 3, connections to the open Ocean were likely maintained. However, the δDalkenones records during deposition of the evaporites in Eraclea Minoa are similar to those synchronously registered in the Black Sea implying that a similar hydrologic regime, characterized by extended drought, covered large areas of southeastern Europe. Based on the δDalkenones similarity and the Paratethys type of ´Lago Mare´ fauna in the Mediterranean we speculate that the surface water during stage 3 was, at times, derived from the Black Sea. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/67906
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作者单位: Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, Netherlands; Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest, Traian Vuia 6, Bucharest, Romania; Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, P.O. Box 59, Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, Modena, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 157/A, Parma, Italy; Alpine Laboratory of Paleomagnetism (ALP), Via Madonna dei Boschi 76, Peveragno, Italy
Recommended Citation:
Vasiliev I.,Mezger E.M.,Lugli S.,et al. How dry was the Mediterranean during the Messinian salinity crisis?[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,2017-01-01,471