A pulsed oxygenation in shallow seawater recorded by the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation,North China Platform
Sun Long-Fei1, 2, Tang Dong-Jie1, 3, Zhou Li-Min4, Fang Hao2, Wu Meng-Ting3, Guo Hua5, Zhou Xi-Qiang6, 7, Zou Jia-Nan2, Shi Xiao-Ying1, 2
1 State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology,China University of Geosciences(Beijing),Beijing 100083,China; 2 School of Earth Sciences and Resources,China University of Geosciences(Beijing),Beijing 100083,China; 3 Institute of Earth Sciences,China University of Geosciences(Beijing),Beijing 100083,China; 4 National Research Center of Geoanalysis,Beijing 100037,China; 5 State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology,China University of Geosciences(Wuhan),Wuhan 430074,China; 6 Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment,Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100029,China; 7 University of Chinese Academy of Science,Beijing 100049,China;
Abstract Oxygen is crucial for the origin and early evolution of eukaryotes. However,the oxygen levels in the atmosphere and shallow ocean of Mesoproterozoic have been poorly constrained,with varying viewpoints including persistent low(equals to <0.1%~1% of the present atmosphere level,PAL),relatively high(>4%~8% of PAL),and dynamic variation. In order to further constrain the redox conditions in shallow waters where eukaryotes inhabited,the Ce anomaly of the peritidal carbonates from lower Member 4 of the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation in North China was investigated. The results show that the significant negative Ce anomalies(Ce/Ce*=0.82±0.11,n=10)occurs in the carbonate of the lower Member 4 of the Wumishan Formation with the thickness of about 150 m. The carbonate formation with the significant negative Ce anomaly is interlayered between the carbonates with inconspicuous positive Ce anomalies,which may represent a pulsed oxygenation in shallow seawater with a duration of ~5 Ma(~1480-1475 Ma). It reflects that the redox conditions of Mesoproterozoic shallow seawater fluctuated greatly rather than stable at low or relatively high level of oxygen. The results are helpful to determine the evolution of redox state of the Mesoproterozoic shallow sea,and it provides important information for studying the influence of redox state of seawater on the evolution of early eukaryotes.
Fund:Co-funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 41930320,41972028),the Key Research Program of the Institute of Geology & Geophysics,CAS(No. IGGCAS-201905),the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2652018005)and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program of China University of Geosciences(Beijing)(No.S201911415008)
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Tang Dong-Jie,born in 1985,is an associate professor of China University of Geosciences(Beijing). He is engaged in researches on geobiology and Precambrian geology. E-mail: dongjtang@126.com.
About author: Sun Long-Fei,born in 1999,is an undergraduate of the China University of Geosciences(Beijing). E-mail: sunlongfeijkl@163.com.
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Sun Long-Fei,Tang Dong-Jie,Zhou Li-Min et al. A pulsed oxygenation in shallow seawater recorded by the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation,North China Platform[J]. JOPC, 2020, 22(6): 1181-1196.
Sun Long-Fei,Tang Dong-Jie,Zhou Li-Min et al. A pulsed oxygenation in shallow seawater recorded by the Mesoproterozoic Wumishan Formation,North China Platform[J]. JOPC, 2020, 22(6): 1181-1196.
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