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:10.1038/s43247-022-00641-0

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

Affiliations

Gabriella D. Kitch: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
Andrew D. Jacobson: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
Bradley B. Sageman: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
Rodolfo Coccioni: Honorary Professor of the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo,”
Tia Chung-Swanson: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
Meagan E. Ankney: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
Matthew T. Hurtgen: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University

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

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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