Antarctic Phanerozoic landscape evolution along the Transantarctic basin from thermochronology

IF 4.8 1区 地球科学 Q1 GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS
Timothy Paulsen , Jeffrey Benowitz , Stuart Thomson , John Encarnación , Anne Grunow , Paul Layer , Maddie Young
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Abstract

Geophysical studies reveal a rugged landscape underlying the Antarctic ice sheets, but the geologic factors that led to this highly variable bedrock topography remain unresolved. Subsidence of Transantarctic Mountains crust, induced, for example, by long-term crustal extension before Cenozoic exhumation and Cretaceous–Cenozoic rifting, has been previously inferred from geologic and thermochronological records. There are, however, uncertainties about the thermochronological history of basement rocks in the Transantarctic Mountains, particularly for the Paleozoic following the late Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic Ross-Delamerian orogeny. Here we show that K-feldspar 40Ar/39Ar cooling ages (∼350–150 °C closure temperature) from granitoid bodies collected from a large region across the Transantarctic Mountains are consistent with local punctuated exhumation of basement highs in the Silurian–Devonian, Carboniferous–Triassic, and Cretaceous–Paleocene. Times of increased exhumation correlate with periods of erosion and nearby sedimentation, including the Late Paleozoic Ice Age glaciation. They also correlate with the known timing of outboard plate-margin tectonism, suggesting the presence of dynamic inboard Paleozoic-Mesozoic landscapes influenced by cycles of crustal deformation and possibly, glaciation along the Pacific-Gondwana margin. The results indicate a geologic history like Antarctica’s contiguous margin in eastern Australia and highlight the importance of collecting comprehensive time-temperature data to fully understand the evolution of bedrock relief. The data suggest similar thermochronological analyses of subglacial bedrock of East Antarctica and submarine rocks of the West Antarctic rift system have significant potential to provide new insight into the origin of Antarctica’s subglacial bedrock topography and its potential influence on Paleozoic and Cenozoic glacial cycles.
从热年代学看横跨南极盆地的南极显生宙景观演化
地球物理研究揭示了南极冰盖下的崎岖地貌,但导致这种高度变化的基岩地形的地质因素仍未得到解决。例如,横贯南极山脉的地壳下沉,是由在新生代挖掘和白垩纪-新生代裂谷之前的长期地壳伸展引起的,以前已经从地质和热年代学记录中推断出来。然而,横贯南极山脉基底岩的热年代史,特别是新元古代晚期至早古生代Ross-Delamerian造山运动之后的古生代,仍存在不确定性。在这里,我们发现从横贯南极山脉的大面积花岗岩中收集的钾长石40Ar/39Ar冷却年龄(~ 350-150°C闭合温度)与当地在志留纪-泥盆纪、石炭纪-三叠纪和白垩纪-古新世间歇挖掘的基底高相一致。挖掘增加的时间与侵蚀和附近沉积的时期有关,包括晚古生代冰河时期。它们还与已知的舷外板块边缘构造运动的时间相关联,表明受地壳变形周期和太平洋-冈瓦纳边缘可能的冰川作用影响的舷内古生代-中生代动态景观的存在。研究结果表明,该地区的地质历史类似于南极洲在澳大利亚东部的连续边缘,并强调了收集综合时间-温度数据以充分了解基岩地形演化的重要性。这些数据表明,类似的南极东部冰下基岩和南极西部裂谷系海底岩石的热年代学分析具有重要的潜力,可以为南极冰下基岩地形的起源及其对古生代和新生代冰川旋回的潜在影响提供新的认识。
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Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 地学-地球化学与地球物理
CiteScore
10.30
自引率
5.70%
发文量
475
审稿时长
2.8 months
期刊介绍: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) is a leading journal for researchers across the entire Earth and planetary sciences community. It publishes concise, exciting, high-impact articles ("Letters") of broad interest. Its focus is on physical and chemical processes, the evolution and general properties of the Earth and planets - from their deep interiors to their atmospheres. EPSL also includes a Frontiers section, featuring invited high-profile synthesis articles by leading experts on timely topics to bring cutting-edge research to the wider community.
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