Recent contributions to the standard Albian/Cenomanian boundary chronology from Hokkaido,Japan: A review for data reintegration and numerical age recalibration |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Jo?ef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;2. Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, Ve?na pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;3. Department of Geology, Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, A?ker?eva 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;4. Velenje Coal Mine d.o.o., Partizanska 78, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia |
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| Abstract: | The numerical age of the Albian/Cenomanian (A/C) boundary (=Early/Late Cretaceous Epoch boundary) has recently been updated using new radiometric dates from Hokkaido, Japan. Yet, an element of uncertainty still remains in the age scaling due to inaccurate chronostratigraphic contexts surrounding the tuff beds that have been geochronologically studied in the Oyubari and Soeushinai areas. To ensure stability in the Cretaceous time scale, this paper rigorously reevaluates the current status of Hokkaido A/C chronology, clarifying the limitations and making refinements via proper reintegration of published chronostratigraphic data. In the case of the Oyubari area, its A/C biostratigraphic scheme is limited by near-absence of ammonites and planktonic foraminifera at the Albian–Cenomanian transition, resulting in a large discrepancy in the proposed boundary levels based on these macro- and microfossil taxa. These problems can be solved by solid data integration aided by event- and δ13C-sratigraphy from the adjacent Ashibetsu area, wherein the A/C boundary is well documented by the superior planktonic foraminiferal record. Based on the resultant A/C boundary redefinition for the Oyubari area in conjunction with a simple linear interpolation from two published U Pb ages, the A/C boundary age can be independently calibrated to be 100.8 Ma with ±1.4 Myr uncertainty (=analytical precision)], which is consistent with that currently in use in the Geologic Time Scale 2012 (100.5 ± 0.4 Ma). In the case of the Soeushinai area, its chronostratigraphic framework is limited by rather complex geological structure and vertically/laterally variable lithologies. Moreover, the accuracy of geochronological data from this area is undermined by the fact that the dated tuff levels do not bracket the inferred A/C boundary. |
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| Keywords: | Chronostratigraphy Geochronology Yezo Group Hokkaido Albian Cenomanian |
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