Astronomical time scale for the lower Doushantuo Formation of early Ediacaran, South China.
Sci Bull (Beijing)
; 63(22): 1485-1494, 2018 Nov 30.
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ABSTRACT
Nearly 90% of the Ediacaran Period (635-541â¯Ma) of the Neoproterozoic is represented by the Doushantuo Formation (DST Fm) in South China. Its lowest Member I is a 3.7â¯m-thick cap carbonate deposited at the termination of the Cryogenian Marinoan glaciation. The DST Fm consists of alternating organic-rich black shale and thinly bedded dolostone, and it contains some of the oldest records of multi-cellular life and three pronounced negative carbon isotope excursions. The Jiulongwan (JLW) section is a well-studied reference section for these Ediacaran events. Spectral analysis of geochemical data through the lower DST Fm (22.3â¯m) shows 27 predominant â¼90â¯cm sedimentary cycles that correspond to 405-ka long eccentricity cycles. The power spectra of the 405-ka tuned Ca and Fe/Ti series show significant peaks at â¼1.2-Ma, 405-ka, 133-ka, 128-ka, 100-ka, 82-ka, â¼31-ka and 29-ka periods, respectively. A 11.16â¯Ma-long astronomical time scale has been constructed for the lower DST Fm and provide a duration of 1.6â¯Ma for the cap carbonate (Member I) based on the 405-ka long eccentricity cycle tuning. Using the U-Pb age of 635.2⯱â¯0.6â¯Ma for the volcanic ash bed at the Member I/II boundary, we proposed a 636.8â¯Ma age for the base of the DST Fm. These ages and astronomical timescale provide important new constraints on the subdivision of Ediacaran strata, and have implications for understanding the character of the first negative δ13C excursion (EN1). Orbital forcing may have been played an important role for the climate changes and the evolution of Ediacaran multi-cellular life and the carbon cycle variations.
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