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Carbon isotope excursion at Paleocene–Eocene transition in Jaisalmer Basin, western Rajasthan, India

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A negative carbon isotope excursion at Paleocene–Eocene boundary in Jaisalmer Basin has been recognized for the first time. Besides excursion at P–E transition, short but significant negative carbon isotope shift has also been observed preceding the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum (PETM). The study discusses the possible mechanism for PETM and pre-CIE warm conditions in Jaisalmer Basin, India.

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Acknowledgments

AM and ANS wish to express their gratitude to Gilsa M.de Santana and Vilma S. Bezerra for the assistance with the carbon isotope analyses at the LABISE, UFPE, Recife, Brazil. AT is thankful to ONGC, India for permission to use the subsurface samples and acknowledges the financial assistance in the form of research associateship from CSIR, New Delhi. The authors acknowledge the help rendered by Mukesh Verma in the preparation of diagrams.

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  1. Department of Geology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004, India

    Anil Maheshwari

  2. NEG-LABISE, Department of Geology, UFPE, C.P. 7852, Recife, 50732-970, Brazil

    A. N. Sial

  3. Department of Geology, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur, 342006, India

    S. C. Mathur

  4. Department of Physics, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur, 342006, India

    Amita Tripathi

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Maheshwari, A., Sial, A.N., Mathur, S.C. et al. Carbon isotope excursion at Paleocene–Eocene transition in Jaisalmer Basin, western Rajasthan, India. Carbonates Evaporites 25, 269–274 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-010-0030-5

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