Use of high-resolution oxygen isotope sclerochronology of turritellid gastropods to reconstruct seasonal-scale precipitation regimes
dc.contributor.author | Scholz, Serena | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-29T18:48:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-29T18:48:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/171484 | en |
dc.description | Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geology or Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | During the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO, 14.7-17.3 Ma), global temperatures were warmer than present, and similar to predicted temperatures for the coming century. Limited paleoclimate data exists from the tropics during this period, despite its potential as an analog for future climate conditions. This study presents new subannual stable isotope data (δ18O and δ13C) from a large population of Miocene Turritella gastropods from the Jimol and Castilletes formations of the Guajira peninsula, Colombia. Turritellids are aragonitic marine mollusks that live in shallow coastal waters, and their rapid growth rates allow for high-resolution subannual records. We compare these fossils to modern Turritella gastropods from multiple tropical localities to reconstruct subannual climate conditions. The seasonal range in δ18O in the modern shells correlates with the seasonal variance of local precipitation, once temperature seasonality is accounted for. The Miocene fossils show larger (sometimes >2‰) seasonal variation in δ18O than modern Turritella from the same location, suggesting increased seasonality of precipitation in Miocene northern Colombia relative to today. We propose that this increased seasonality of precipitation was due to a more northerly position of the ITCZ during the Mid-Miocene. The resulting wet Miocene paleoenvironment is in stark contrast to semi-arid conditions on the Guajira Peninsula today, indicating that this area of tropical South America has undergone a drastic environmental change since the Miocene. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.title | Use of high-resolution oxygen isotope sclerochronology of turritellid gastropods to reconstruct seasonal-scale precipitation regimes | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Geological Sciences | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/171484/1/Scholz_Serena_MSThesis_2020.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/3996 | |
dc.description.mapping | c5a42028-499d-4e85-9fdc-dc71e2baca26 | en_US |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of Scholz_Serena_MSThesis_2020.pdf : MS thesis | |
dc.description.depositor | SELF | en_US |
dc.working.doi | 10.7302/3996 | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of |
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