甲纪-第三纪边界事件的短暂持续时间:来自外星的-3的证据
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
概括
甲-三世 (K-T) 灭绝事件并不是由一场尘埃堆满的彗星雨造成的. 外星-3的分析显示了恒定的尘埃积累率,这表明K-T边界粘土的沉积速度很快.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 行星科学 行星科学
背景情况:
- 甲-三世 (K-T) 灭绝事件标志着地球历史上一个重要的转变.
- 了解这一事件的原因和时间对于重建过去的生命和行星动态至关重要.
- 星际尘埃积聚率可以通过使用外星-3.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在K-T边界间隔期间行星间尘埃的积累速度.
- 为了确定与K-T灭绝事件相关的 bolide 是否是一颗彗星雨的一部分.
- 改进K-T边界粘土的沉积时间线,并评估动物周转率.
主要方法:
- 海洋碳酸盐的分析,从63.9至6540万年前的时间间隔.
- 测量外星-3度作为星际尘埃积累的代理.
- 应用-3,作为一个恒流代理估计沉积率.
主要成果:
- 探测到近乎恒定的地外-3的流量,表明星际尘埃的稳定积累率.
- K-T灭绝事件玻利德与太阳系尘埃增加无关,排除了彗星雨的起源.
- K-T边界粘土的沉积发生得很快,大约在 (10 +/- 2) x 10 ^ 3年内.
结论:
- 由于没有增强的尘埃积累,K-T灭绝很可能不是由彗星雨引起的.
- K-T边界粘土的快速沉积排除了在边界处长时间的间歇.
- 极其快速的动物周转需要解释在K-T边界观察到的地质和古生物学数据.
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