Contusotruncana contusa abundances and morphotypes in the cretaceous mid-latitude South Atlantic
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| author | Kucera, Michal Malmgren, Bjorn |
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| contents | Spatial and temporal patterns in test size and shape (test conicity and spiral roundness) and absolute abundance (accumulation rate) of the planktonic foraminifer Contusotruncana contusa were studied in the South Atlantic Ocean (DSDP sites 356, 516, 525 and 527) during an interval corresponding to the last 800 kyr of the Cretaceous. The variation in absolute abundance of C. contusa was characterised by alternating periods of high and low abundance; some of these periods were traceable across the entire mid-latitude South Atlantic Ocean. While the mean spiral roundness did not show any interpretable patterns, a sudden increase of the mean test size and mean test conicity occurred between 65.3 and 65.2 Ma (based on linear interpolation within the Cretaceous part of Subchron C29R) at all sites studied, indicating a poleward migration followed by rapid withdrawal of the low-latitude C. contusa morphotypes from the mid-latitude South Atlantic Ocean. We suggest that this event was caused by a short period of surface-water warming in the southern mid-latitudes corresponding to the brief high-latitude warming event and associated faunal migrations in the Boreal and Austral realms. |
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| spellingShingle | Contusotruncana contusa abundances and morphotypes in the cretaceous mid-latitude South Atlantic Kucera, Michal Malmgren, Bjorn 39-356; 43-384; 72-516F; 74-525A; 74-527; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg39; Leg43; Leg72; Leg74; North Atlantic/RIDGE; South Atlantic/CONT RISE; South Atlantic/CREST; South Atlantic/PLATEAU; South Atlantic Ocean Spatial and temporal patterns in test size and shape (test conicity and spiral roundness) and absolute abundance (accumulation rate) of the planktonic foraminifer Contusotruncana contusa were studied in the South Atlantic Ocean (DSDP sites 356, 516, 525 and 527) during an interval corresponding to the last 800 kyr of the Cretaceous. The variation in absolute abundance of C. contusa was characterised by alternating periods of high and low abundance; some of these periods were traceable across the entire mid-latitude South Atlantic Ocean. While the mean spiral roundness did not show any interpretable patterns, a sudden increase of the mean test size and mean test conicity occurred between 65.3 and 65.2 Ma (based on linear interpolation within the Cretaceous part of Subchron C29R) at all sites studied, indicating a poleward migration followed by rapid withdrawal of the low-latitude C. contusa morphotypes from the mid-latitude South Atlantic Ocean. We suggest that this event was caused by a short period of surface-water warming in the southern mid-latitudes corresponding to the brief high-latitude warming event and associated faunal migrations in the Boreal and Austral realms. |
| title | Contusotruncana contusa abundances and morphotypes in the cretaceous mid-latitude South Atlantic |
| topic | 39-356; 43-384; 72-516F; 74-525A; 74-527; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg39; Leg43; Leg72; Leg74; North Atlantic/RIDGE; South Atlantic/CONT RISE; South Atlantic/CREST; South Atlantic/PLATEAU; South Atlantic Ocean |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.704985 |