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Cretaceous Climate Events and Short-Term Sea-Level Changes
Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Cretaceous Climate Events and Short-Term Sea-Level Changes
CONTAINS OPEN ACCESS
Geological Society of London
Volume
498
Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by The Geological Society of London
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
ISBN electronic:
9781786204806
Publication date:
April 14, 2020
Sea-level constitutes a critical planetary boundary for both geological processes and human life. Sea-level fluctuations during major greenhouse phases are still enigmatic and widely discussed in terms of changing climate systems. The geological record of the Cretaceous greenhouse period provides a deep-time view on greenhouse-phase Earth system processes that facilitates a much better understanding of the causes and consequences of global, geologically short-term, sea-level changes. In particular, Cretaceous hothouse periods can serve as a laboratory to better understand a near-future greenhouse Earth. This volume presents high-resolution sea-level records from globally distributed sedimentary archives of the Cretaceous involving a large group of scientists from the International Geoscience Programme IGCP 609. Marine to non-marine sedimentary successions were analysed for revised age constraints, the correlation of global palaeoclimate shifts and sea-level changes, tested for climate-driven cyclicities, and correlated within a high-resolution stratigraphic framework of the Geological Timescale. For hothouse periods, the hypothesis of significant global groundwater-related sea-level change, i.e. aquifer-eustasy as a major process, is reviewed and substantiated.
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An introduction to causes and consequences of Cretaceous sea-level changes (IGCP 609)Michael Wagreich;Michael WagreichDepartment of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Benjamin Sames;Benjamin SamesDepartment of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Malcolm Hart;Malcolm HartSchool of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth,Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Aquifer-eustasy as the main driver of short-term sea-level fluctuations during Cretaceous hothouse climate phasesBenjamin Sames;Benjamin SamesDepartment of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,UZA 2, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma,2401 Chautauqua Ave, Norman, OK 73072,USASearch for other works by this author on:M. Wagreich;M. WagreichDepartment of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,UZA 2, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:C. P. Conrad;C. P. ConradCentre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo,PO Box 1028, 0315 Oslo,NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:S. IqbalS. IqbalDepartment of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad,PakistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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The pelagic archive of short-term sea-level change in the Cretaceous: a review of proxies linked to orbital forcingVeronika KoukalVeronika KoukalSearch for other works by this author on:
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High latitude meteoric δ18O compositions from the Cenomanian Bastion Ridge Formation, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago: a palaeoclimate proxy from the Sverdrup BasinJeffrey B. Ross;Jeffrey B. RossDepartment of Geology, University of Kansas,1414 Naismith Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045-7575,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Chronostratigraphy and terrestrial palaeoclimatology of Berriasian–Hauterivian strata of the Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USAB. Sames;B. SamesDepartment for Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,UZA II, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History,2401 Chautauqua Avenue Norman, OK 73072-7029,USASearch for other works by this author on:J. I. Kirkland;J. I. KirklandUtah Geological Survey,1594 W. North Temple, PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Oxygen–carbon isotope composition of Middle Jurassic–Cretaceous molluscs from the Saratov–Samara Volga region and main climate trends in the Russian Platform–CaucasusYuri D. Zakharov;Yuri D. ZakharovFar Eastern Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (Far Eastern Branch),Stoletiya Prospect 159, Vladivostok, 690022,RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Vladimir B. Seltser;Vladimir B. SeltserN.G. Chermyshesky Saratov State National Research University,Saratov,RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cretaceous stratigraphy in the Mudurnu–Göynük Basin (Turkey) and inferences on sea-level change in the Late Campanian to Early MaastrichtianErik Wolfgring;Erik WolfgringDepartment of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,UZA2, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Michael Wagreich;Michael WagreichDepartment of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, University of Vienna,UZA2, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Micropalaeontology and stratigraphical setting of the Cambridge GreensandMalcolm B. Hart;Malcolm B. HartSchool of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University,Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA,UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Microfossil assemblages as key to reconstruct sea-level fluctuations, cooling episodes and palaeogeography: The Albian to Maastrichtian of Boreal and Peri-Tethyan RussiaValentina S. Vishnevskaya;Valentina S. VishnevskayaGeological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Ludmila F. KopaevichLudmila F. KopaevichGeological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow,RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Cenomanian–Turonian drowning of the Arabian Carbonate Platform, the İnişdere section, Adıyaman, SE TurkeyO. Mulayim;O. MulayimTurkish Petroleum Corporation, Adıyaman District Management, Adıyaman,TurkeySearch for other works by this author on:B. Sarı;B. SarıDokuz Eylul University, Department of Geological Engineering, Izmir,TurkeySearch for other works by this author on:M. WagreichM. WagreichUniversity of Vienna, Department of Geodynamics and Sedimentology, Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Cenomanian to Coniacian sea-level changes in the Lower Benue Trough (Nkalagu Area, Nigeria) and the Eastern Dahomey Basin: palaeontological and sedimentological evidence for eustasy and tectonismOlabisi A. AdekeyeOlabisi A. AdekeyeUniversity of Ilorin, Department of Geology and Mineral Science,Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, PMB 1515Search for other works by this author on:
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