New insights into the origin of perylene in geological samples

Grice, Kliti; Lu, Hong; Atahan, Pia; Asif, Muhammad; Hallmann, Christian; Greenwood, Paul F.; Maslen, Ercin; Tulipani, Svenja; Williford, Kenneth H.; Dodson, John

doi:10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.029

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“…Perylene is also considered to originate from wood-degrading fungi (Grice et al, 2009;Suzuki et al, 2010;Marynowski et al, 2013), and is predominantly found in humid and minimumoxygen environments (Aizenshtat, 1973). Perylene can therefore be considered to be a useful marker of humid/ wet climatic conditions (Grice et al, 2009;Suzuki et al, 2010).…”

Section: Paleoclimatementioning

confidence: 99%

Upper Eocene coal and coaly shale in the Central Myanmar Basin: Origin of organic matter and the effect of weathering

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Section: Paleoclimatementioning

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Upper Eocene coal and coaly shale in the Central Myanmar Basin: Origin of organic matter and the effect of weathering

2014

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“…Contemporary Eocene coastal marine to non-marine sediments from the MITI Sanriku-oki borehole, also from within the Paleogene Ishikari basin, were remarkably abundant in perylene, which is suggested to be fungal in origin (Suzuki et al, 2010). However, the origin of perylene has been controversially discussed (Cameron et al, 1964;Thomson, 1971;De Riccardis et al, 1991;Wolkenstein et al, 2006;Grice et al, 2009). Cadalene and other alkylnaphthalenes were also common in most of the samples.…”

Section: Distribution Of Higher Plant Biomarkersmentioning

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“…A possible precursor includes perylene quinones derived from black pigments in plants, insects, fungi, and crinoids (Blumer, 1960;Cameron et al, 1964;Thomson, 1971;Britton, 1983;Hardil et al, 1989;Stierle et al, 1989;Wu et al, 1989;De Riccardis et al, 1991;Hashimoto et al, 1994;Wolkenstein et al, 2006). Recent studies of hydrogen and carbon isotope compositions of perylene in Quaternary and Paleogene sediments have strongly suggested a fungal origin for perylene (Grice et al, 2009;Suzuki et al, 2010). Floodplain deposits are mainly composed of allochthonous sediments derived from soil and highly weathered rocks.…”

Section: Formation and Preservation Of Perylenementioning

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Differential transportation and deposition of terrestrial biomarkers in middle Eocene fluvial to estuarine environments, Hokkaido, Japan

Inoue¹,

Suzuki²,

Hasegawa³

et al. 2012

International Journal of Coal Geology

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Higher plants constitute a significant portion of sedimentary organic matter in middle Eocene fluvial-floodplain-estuarine sedimentary rocks exposed in the Bibai region of central Hokkaido, Japan. The differential transportation and deposition of terrestrial biomarkers were studied in this area. The distribution of higher plant and fungal biomarkers in the Bibai non-marine sedimentary rocks was constrained by sedimentary facies and lithology.Claystones and siltstones lacking coaly fragments tended to be rich in angiosperm biomarkers, whereas coal and coaly mudstones were comparatively rich in gymnosperm biomarkers.Perylene, a possible fungal biomarker, was detected in fine-grained floodplain deposits.Facies and lithologic controls on terrestrial biomarker distribution can be attributed to the differential transportation and deposition of organic debris and degradation products derived from higher plants and fungi. Redox potential of the depositional environment is another important factor for the formation and preservation of terrestrial aromatic biomarkers.Reconstruction of land-based paleovegetation from terrestrial biomarkers in non-marine sediments requires careful consideration of the differential transportation and preservation of precursory terrestrial organic compounds.

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“…Quantitatively the most important aromatic compound (Table 2) is perylene, which based on new data is derived from wood-degrading fungi (Grice et al 2009). Taking into account the large amount of wood debris within Middle Jurassic clays of the Polish Jura (Marynowski et al 2007), such interpretation seems to be most likely.…”

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Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) encrusted oncoids from the Polish Jura, southern Poland

Zatoń

Kremer

Marynowski

et al. 2011

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Oncoids from two localities (Ogrodzieniec and Blanowice) of the Polish Jura, southern Poland, have been investigated with respect to their genesis and paleoecology. These oncoids occur within Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) deposits. Those from Ogrodzieniec are large, elliptical, and embedded within a presumably condensed carbonate bed. Those from Blanowice, on the contrary, are significantly smaller, irregular to box-like in shape, and occur within the ore-bearing clays. The oncoids from both localities consist of a distinct carbonate core and laminated cortex that is significantly thicker and better preserved in the Ogrodzieniec oncoids. SEM and optical microscopic investigation of the oncoid cortices revealed the presence of carbonate and silicate layers with web-like structures similar to those occurring in recent cyanobacterial microbialites. Thus, the oncoid cortices investigated may have formed in a photic zone environment with the aid of coccoid and filamentous cyanobacteria. Oxic conditions prevailed during oncoid cortex formation within the siliciclastic setting, which is manifested by low total organic carbon content, high pristane/phytane (Pr/Ph) ratio, and significant predomination of the C 31 homohopanes. On the cortices' surfaces, as well as between particular laminae, various encrusting organisms have been found. The encrusters, dominated by serpulids and bryozoans, are cryptic species that inhabited the undersides and recesses of the oncoids. Their presence on both the upper and lower surfaces of the oncoids indicates that the oncoids were episodically overturned on the seafloor. The much better developed cortex lamination and much higher diversity and abundance of encrusters in the Ogrodzieniec oncoids may point to better trophic conditions prevailing in a shallower marine environment characterized by transparent waters, as opposed to a deeper siliciclastic environment with less transparent waters and probably worse trophic conditions prevailing during formation of the Blanowice oncoids.

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New insights into the origin of perylene in geological samples

Cited by 197 publications

References 60 publications

Upper Eocene coal and coaly shale in the Central Myanmar Basin: Origin of organic matter and the effect of weathering

Upper Eocene coal and coaly shale in the Central Myanmar Basin: Origin of organic matter and the effect of weathering

Differential transportation and deposition of terrestrial biomarkers in middle Eocene fluvial to estuarine environments, Hokkaido, Japan

Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) encrusted oncoids from the Polish Jura, southern Poland

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