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CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume 460, Issue -, Pages 15-24Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2017.03.034
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Brachiopod; Trace elements; C and O isotopes; Vital effect
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- German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [SO 168 ZEALANDIA (FKZ: 03G0168), SO 233 WALVIS 2 (FKZ: 03G0233A)]
- Leopoldina - German National Academy of Sciences [LPDS 2014-08]
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Fossil brachiopods are of major importance for the reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental conditions, particularly of the Paleozoic. In order to better understand signals of ancient shell materials, modern analogue studies have to be conducted. Here we present C and O isotope data in conjunction with Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, Mn/Ca and Fe/Ca data for nine modern rhynchonellid and terebratulid brachiopod species from tropical to intermediate latitudes and shallow to very deep marine settings. C and O isotope signals of most species suggest formation of secondary shell layers near or in isotopic equilibrium with ambient seawater. Some species-especially in the suborder Terebratellidina show partly distinct disequilibrium signals, suggesting some degree of phylogenetic control on the expression of vital effects. Mn/Ca and Fe/Ca ratios measured in the modern species form a baseline to assess fossil preservation, but also yield environmental information. Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios follow previously observed patterns, with all studied brachiopod species comprising low-Mg calcite. Strong covariation of Sr/Ca ratios with Mg/Ca ratios is only observed in rhynchonellids and possibly one terebratulid species, potentially linking the incorporation behaviour of alkaline earth metals to phylogeny. Sr/Ca show a strong negative correlation with delta C-13 values in terebratellidinid species which exhibit major isotopic disequilibrium and also combined data from three localities for which two species were studied indicate such a negative relation. The observed covariation of Sr/Ca ratios with. delta C-13 values may therefore become a useful tool to detect delta C-13 disequilibrium and to robustly estimate delta C-13 values of ambient DIC in deep time.
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