Global ocean redox changes before and during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event.

ABSTRACT: Mesozoic oceanic anoxic events are recognized as widespread deposits of marine organic-rich mudrocks temporally associated with mass extinctions and large igneous province emplacement. The Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event is one example during which expanded ocean anoxia is hypothesized in response to environmental perturbations associated with emplacement of the Karoo-Ferrar igneous province. However, the global extent of total seafloor anoxia and the relative extent of euxinic (anoxic and sulfide-rich) and non-euxinic anoxic conditions during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event are poorly constrained. Here we present estimates of the global total anoxic and euxinic seafloor areas before and during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event based on rhenium and molybdenum enrichments, respectively, in

SUBMITTER: Kunert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925726 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature