Li, M., Tian, L., Wignall, P.B. orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-9129 et al. (4 more authors) (2023) Expansion of microbial-induced carbonate factory into deeper water after the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. Global and Planetary Change, 230. 104274. ISSN: 0921-8181
Abstract
The extinction of most heavy calcifiers, such as corals, calcareous algae and sponges, during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME) coincides with the sudden transition from a carbonate factory dominated by metazoan productivity to one consisting of microbialites and oolites. However, the nature of deeper-water carbonate (distal inner shelf to deep shelf) during the PTME is poorly understood. Here, seven deeper-water carbonate sections from South China and South Tibet were selected to examine the earliest Triassic deeper-water carbonate factory, based on petrological observations and geochemical interpretations. The results show that the earliest Triassic deeper-water carbonates formed under anoxic conditions and reveal diverse microbial structures such as extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), cyanobacteria filaments and rod-shaped grains reminiscent of bacteria in size and shape. These observations suggest that microbial proliferation expanded to relatively deeper-water settings and contributed to the precipitation of deeper-water carbonate.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Microbes; Deeper-water; Carbonate factory; Anoxia; Permian-Triassic boundary |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2025 15:47 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2025 15:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2023.104274 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:229578 |