クレタセア-第3期境界イベントの短い期間:地球外ヘリウム-3からの証拠
S Mukhopadhyay1, K A Farley, A Montanari
1Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. sujoy@gps.caltech.edu
まとめ
クレタセウス-第3期 (K-T) 絶滅の出来事は,塵に満ちた彗星雨によって引き起こされたのではない. 異星人のヘリウム-3の分析は,恒常的な塵の蓄積率を明らかにし,K-T境界の粘土の急速な堆積を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 地質化学 地質化学
- パレオントロジー・パレオントロジー
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
背景:
- クレータ紀・三次紀 (K-T) 絶滅イベントは,地球の歴史における重要な移行をマークします.
- この出来事の原因とタイミングを理解することは,過去の生命と惑星のダイナミクスを再構築するために重要です.
- 惑星間塵の蓄積速度は,地球外のヘリウム-3を用いて追跡することができる.
研究 の 目的:
- K-T境界間隔における惑星間塵の蓄積速度を調査する.
- K-T絶滅事件に関連したボライドが彗星シャワーの一部であったかどうかを判断する.
- K-T境界粘土の堆積の時間軸を精錬し,動物の周回率を評価する.
主な方法:
- 630万年前から6540万年前までの間隔の海洋炭酸塩の分析.
- 惑星間塵の蓄積の代理として,地球外ヘリウム-3濃度の測定.
- 沈殿速度を推定するために恒定流量プロキシとしてヘリウム-3の適用.
主要な成果:
- 恒常に近い地外ヘリウム-3の流れが検出され,惑星間塵の安定した蓄積率を示した.
- K-T絶滅イベントのボリデは,太陽系の塵性の増加と関連付けられず,彗星シャワーの起源を排除しました.
- K-T境界粘土の堆積は,約 (10 +/- 2) x 10 ^ 3年以内に急速に発生しました.
結論:
- K-T絶滅は,増強された塵の蓄積がないため,彗星シャワーによって引き起こされなかった可能性が高い.
- K-T境界の粘土の急速な堆積は,境界で長期間の休憩を妨げています.
- K-T境界で観測された地質学的および古生物学的データを説明するために,非常に急速な野生動物の周回が求められます.
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