Suzuki, N. et al. (2010): Probable fungal origin of perylene in late Cretaceous to Paleogene terrestrial sedimentary rocks of northeastern Japan as indicated from stable carbon isotopes
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DSDP 57
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2012-034345
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georefid
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10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.11.010
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doi
Creator:
Name:
Suzuki, N.
Affiliation:
Hokkaido University, Department of Natural History Sciences, Sapporo, Japan
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author
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Yessalina, S.
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author
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Kikuchi, T.
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author
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Title:
Probable fungal origin of perylene in late Cretaceous to Paleogene terrestrial sedimentary rocks of northeastern Japan as indicated from stable carbon isotopes
Year:
2010
Source:
Organic Geochemistry
Publisher:
Elsevier, International
Volume:
41
Issue:
3
Pages:
234-241
Abstract:
Perylene is present in high concentration in Paleogene sediments from the Sanriku-oki borehole of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), northeastern Japan. The borehole penetrates a thick sequence of Late Cretaceous to Neogene sediments deposited under a range of conditions, including fluvial-deltaic and shallow marine. Organic petrological and geochemical data show the sediments to be rich in organic matter (OM) derived from higher plants. Biomarker analysis of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons confirms a significant input from higher plants, with extracts dominated by numerous gymnosperm- and angiosperm-derived biomarkers such as diterpanes, oleanenes, des-A-triterpanes and their aromatized counterparts. The highest concentration of perylene occurs in Middle Eocene sediments deposited in a relatively reducing environment. Stable carbon isotope compositions show (super 13) C enrichment in perylene compared to gymnosperm and angiosperm biomarkers, consistent with a fungal origin. This elevated abundance of sedimentary perylene could relate to a Paleogene continental climate where fungi probably flourished. Abstract Copyright (2010) Elsevier, B.V.
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English
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Coverage: Geographic coordinates: North:40.4000 West:142.1700 East:
142.1700 South:40.4000
Keywords: Geochemistry of rocks, soils, and sediments; Stratigraphy; aliphatic hydrocarbons; Angiospermae; aromatic hydrocarbons; C-13/C-12; carbon; Cenozoic; clastic rocks; Cretaceous; Deep Sea Drilling Project; deltaic sedimentation; depositional environment; diterpanes; Eocene; fluvial sedimentation; fungi; Gymnospermae; hydrocarbons; IPOD; isotope ratios; isotopes; Leg 57; marine sedimentation; Mesozoic; middle Eocene; Neogene; North Pacific; Northwest Pacific; oleananes; organic compounds; Pacific Ocean; paleoclimatology; Paleogene; perylene; Plantae; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sanriku-oki Borehole; sedimentary rocks; sedimentation; Spermatophyta; stable isotopes; Tertiary; triterpanes; Upper Cretaceous; West Pacific;
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