在埃迪亚卡拉期间,反复出现的光区eocinia限制了海洋氧化和动物进化
Wang Zheng1, Anwen Zhou1,2, Swapan K Sahoo3
1School of Earth System Science, Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Nature communications
|July 3, 2023
概括
水银同位素揭示了在埃迪亚卡尔时期的反复发生的光区域 euxinia (PZE). 这种与海洋氧化还原变化相关的eocinia可能限制了动物的扩张和氧气的增加.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 古海洋学是古海洋学.
- 生命的早期 进化 演化
背景情况:
- 埃迪亚卡拉时期 (约635-539万年前) 见证了复杂的元动物多样化,与海洋氧化还原转移有关.
- 推动埃迪亚卡拉海洋氧化还原演变的机制仍然是激烈的科学辩论的主题.
- 了解这些变化对于重建早期动物生命演变至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 用同位素组成重建埃迪亚卡拉海洋氧化还原条件.
- 为了研究埃迪亚卡拉海洋的光子区域 euxinia (PZE) 的过程和动态.
- 了解氧化还原变化对早期元动物多样化的影响.
主要方法:
- 对 (Hg) 同位素组成的分析.
- 从中国南方的杜尚图岩层采集黑色页岩部分的样本.
- 基于地化学代理的过去海洋氧化还原条件的重建.
主要成果:
- 水银同位素为反复和空间动态光子区域 euxinia (PZE) 提供了令人信服的证据.
- PZE发生在中国南方大陆边缘,在之前确定的海洋氧化区间内.
- PZE可能是由短暂氧化海洋中硫酸盐和营养素的可用性增加所驱动的.
结论:
- 发光区eocinia (PZE) 可能通过无氧光合作用抑制了氧气的产生.
- PZE限制了真核生物的居住空间,可能限制了宏观动物的扩张.
- 这些反可能已经减轻了长期的氧气上升在埃迪亚卡拉时期.
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