Molar tooth carbonates and benthic methane fluxes in Proterozoic oceans

Bing Shen; Lin Dong; Shuhai Xiao; Xianguo Lang; Kangjun Huang; Yongbo Peng; Chuanming Zhou; Shan Ke; Pengju Liu

doi:10.1038/ncomms10317

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Molar tooth carbonates and benthic methane fluxes in Proterozoic oceans

Bing Shen,
Lin Dong,
Shuhai Xiao,
Xianguo Lang,
Kangjun Huang,
Yongbo Peng,
Chuanming Zhou,
Shan Ke,
Pengju Liu

Affiliations

Bing Shen: Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE
Lin Dong: Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE
Shuhai Xiao: Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech
Xianguo Lang: Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE
Kangjun Huang: Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, MOE
Yongbo Peng: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University
Chuanming Zhou: Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shan Ke: State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences
Pengju Liu: Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10317
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Molar tooth structures are common in early- to mid-Proterozoic carbonates but extremely rare in rocks younger than 750 Ma. Here, the authors show molar tooth carbonate formation is related to benthic methane fluxes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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