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PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
卷 273, 期 1-2, 页码 17-24出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.11.010
关键词
CO2; Stomatal index; Cretaceous; Palaeoatmosphere; Baquero Group; Kachaike Formation; Argentina
资金
- PICT [32320]
- PIP [5093]
Stomatal frequency of fossil conifers and ginkgoals cuticles were considered as potential indicators of the pCO(2) values in the Patagonian palaeoatmosphere during the Cretaceous. Samples are from continental deposits of early Upper Aptian age (Anfiteatro de Tico and Punta del Barco formations) and Upper Albian-Lower Cenomanian age (Kachaike Formation), both outcropping in Andean and extra-Andean portions of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It can be inferred that the CO2 atmospheric content was similar during both stages, or was slightly higher toward the Late Albian-Early Cenomanian. The CO2 content estimated from the conifers is between similar to 700 and 1400 ppmv (or lower from the mid-Aptian ginkgoals). This CO2 range is consistent with those predicted worldwide by previous studies (stomatal indices, biogeochemical models and carbon isotopes), and implies a CO2 content 2.3-4.0 times higher than present. The high atmospheric CO2 content during the Middle Aptian and Late Albian-Early Cenomanian was probably linked to a warming process at high latitudes during these times. This is consistent with the floristic development recorded during both stages in Patagonia. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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