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Biostratigraphy constraining strontium isotopic stratigraphy and its application on the Lopingian (Late Permian)

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The Lopingian is one of the fastest rising periods of seawater strontium isotopic ratios (87Sr/86Sr) in earth history, and its mechanisms and increasing rates of the 87Sr/86Sr evolution were still disputed widely. These disputations among researchers were caused mainly by timeframe selection (sections’ thickness or data of radiometric ages), and different stratigraphic boundaries and un-upmost dated ages. This paper examined published 87Sr/86Sr data of the Lopingian, and projected them on timescales based on evolutionary and age constrained conodonts fossils. 87Sr/86Sr evolution vs fossil constraining timescales was re-established in this period. This research suggests: (1) 87Sr/86Sr excursion projects on fossil zones can truly support 87Sr/86Sr evolutionary pattern in the period; (2) 87Sr/86Sr evolution provides a new approach for stratigraphic research of marine carbonate sections in lieu of biostratigraphic data; (3) 87Sr/86Sr stratigraphy works on marine carbonate sections of different sedimentation rates even between different basins; (4) the 87Sr/86Sr data and its shift was dependent on samples materials and chemical treatment methods; (5) the increasing rate of marine water 87Sr/86Sr in the Late Permian is suggested as 5.4×10−5/Ma or slightly lower; (6) sedimentation age and its 87Sr/86Sr of the Lopingian marine carbonate suggested as: D PRO=259-(R S−0.70695)/5.4×10−5±1 Ma.

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    FaCheng Ye, XinChun Liu, Wei Wang, XiaoZheng Chen, Jing Liu, ShuZhong Shen, WenQian Wang, XiangDong Wang, Yue Wang, ChangQun Cao, QuanFeng Zheng, Hua Zhang & YiChun Zhang

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Ye, F., Liu, X., Wang, W. et al. Biostratigraphy constraining strontium isotopic stratigraphy and its application on the Lopingian (Late Permian). Sci. China Earth Sci. 58, 1951–1959 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-015-5134-2

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