Orbital Forcing and Sea-Level Changes in the Earliest Triassic of the Meishan Section, South China

Shifeng Tian; Zhong-Qiang Chen; Chunju Huang

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Shifeng Tian, Zhong-Qiang Chen, Chunju Huang. Orbital Forcing and Sea-Level Changes in the Earliest Triassic of the Meishan Section, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2014, 25(1): 64-73. doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0400-3

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Shifeng Tian, Zhong-Qiang Chen, Chunju Huang. Orbital Forcing and Sea-Level Changes in the Earliest Triassic of the Meishan Section, South China. Journal of Earth Science, 2014, 25(1): 64-73. doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0400-3

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Orbital Forcing and Sea-Level Changes in the Earliest Triassic of the Meishan Section, South China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-014-0400-3

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Key Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China
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State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

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Corresponding author: Shifeng Tian, shftian@gmail.com
Received Date: 22 Apr 2013
Accepted Date: 11 Jul 2013
Publish Date: 01 Feb 2014

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The Earliest Triassic Yinkeng Formation is exposed at the well-known Meishan Section, South China, which contains the Global Stratotype of Section and Point (GSSP) for the Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB). It records centimeter-scale rhythmic alternations comprised mainly by marlstone and limestone. Seven types of couplet embedded in five types of bundles were recognized based on occurrence and thickness of the lithologic units, suggesting that their formation was controlled by cyclic processes. The various orders of cycles observed correlate well with other Early Triassic counterparts recorded in South China. Here, we present new cyclostratigraphic results based on lithologic thickness and relative carbonate content of the Yinkeng Formation. Power spectra of carbonate content show that the ratio of major wavelengths recognized throughout the formation is similar to that of the 100 kyr short eccentricity, 33 kyr obliquity, and 21 kyr precession cycles, indicating that astronomical signals are recorded in the Earliest Triassic rhythmic succession. Consistence between pronounced lithologic rhythmicity and sea-level changes obtained from Fischer plots indicates that high-frequency climatic cycles may have driven sea-level changes immediately after the PTB mass extinction. Furthermore, the 4th-order sea-level changes interpreted from the sedimentary record match well with 100 kyr short eccentricity component of carbonate content, reflecting that the 100 kyr short eccentricity-induced climate changes may have likely controlled the deposition of 4th-order sequences recognized from rhythmic successions.
- orbital cycle,
- limestone-marl alternation,
- carbonate content,
- Fischer plot,
- Yinkeng Formation

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