Belemnite geochemistry from Albstadt-Pfeffingen (Middle Jurassic, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

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1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom
2 Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.27946v1
Published
Accepted
Subject Areas
Paleontology, Biogeochemistry
Keywords
Belemnite , geochemistry , Jurassic, Callovian, palaeotemperatures , Albstadt-Pfeffingen
Copyright
© 2019 Wilkin et al.
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Wilkin JTR, Hesselbo SP, Ullmann CV, Korte C. 2019. Belemnite geochemistry from Albstadt-Pfeffingen (Middle Jurassic, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) PeerJ Preprints 7:e27946v1

Abstract

Belemnite calcite is an important source of stable isotope (18O, 13C) and element (Fe, Mg, Mn, S, Sr) proxies with potential for high-resolution quantitative reconstructions of palaeoenvironments and seasonality since Urey et al (1951). Belemnites are also a very important archive for environmental reconstructions of the early Toarcian; it is important, however, to study their calcite over intervals of comparative environmental stability to assess the meaning of proxy data extracted from their calcite. Here, we report on recent developments on geochemical proxies derived from belemnite rostra from Albstadt-Pfeffingen, a potential GSSP for the base of the Callovian, in Baden-Württemberg.

Author Comment

This abstract was accepted for the 3rd International Workshop on the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event