G. Suan, B.L. Nikitenko, M.A. Rogov, F. Baudin, J.E. Spangenberg, V.G. Knyazev, L.A. Glinskikh, A.A. Goryacheva, T. Adatte, J.B. Riding, K.B. Follmi, B. Pittet, E. Mattioli, Ch. Lecuyer
Issue: 1-2
, Volume: 312
, Уear of publication: 2011
Serial edition: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Pages: 102-113
Abstract
The Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE) (ca. 182 Myr, Early Jurassic) represents one of the best-recognized examples of greenhouse warming, decreased seawater oxygenation and mass extinction. The leading hypothesis to explain these changes is the massive injection of thermogenic or gas hydrate-derived 13C-depleted carbon into the atmosphere, resulting in a N3 per mil negative carbon isotope excursion (CIE), accelerated nutrient input and dissolved oxygen consumption in the oceans. Nevertheless, the lack of a precisely dated record of the T-OAE outside low latitudes has led to considerable debate about both its temporal and spatial extent and hence concerning its underlying causes
