An early to mid-Pleistocene deep Arctic Ocean ostracode fauna with North Atlantic affinities
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Abstract
An early to middle Pleistocene ostracode fauna was discovered in sediment core P1-93-AR-23 (P23, 76.95°N, 155.07°W) from 951 meter water depth from the Northwind Ridge, western Arctic Ocean. Piston core P23 yielded more than 30,000 specimens and a total of about 30 species. Several early to mid-Pleistocene species in the genera Krithe,Echinocythereis, Pterygocythereis, and Arcacythere are now extinct in the Arctic and show taxonomic affinities to North Atlantic Ocean species. Our results suggest that there was a major ostracode faunal turnover during the global climate transitions known as the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT, ~ 1.2 to 0.7 Ma) and the Mid-Brunhes Event (MBE, ~ 400 ka) reflecting the development of perennial sea ice during interglacial periods and large ice shelves during glacial periods over the last 400,000 years.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | An early to mid-Pleistocene deep Arctic Ocean ostracode fauna with North Atlantic affinities |
| Series title | Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.07.026 |
| Volume | 419 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 90 |
| Last page | 99 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |