Communications Earth & Environment (Dec 2022)

Calcium isotope ratios of malformed foraminifera reveal biocalcification stress preceded Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

  • Gabriella D. Kitch,
  • Andrew D. Jacobson,
  • Bradley B. Sageman,
  • Rodolfo Coccioni,
  • Tia Chung-Swanson,
  • Meagan E. Ankney,
  • Matthew T. Hurtgen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00641-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Reduced carbonate precipitation rates and ocean acidification precede Ocean Anoxic Event 2 and coincide with the emplacement of large igneous provinces, suggest calcium isotopic analyses of malformed foraminifera