研究分析了丹麦中部Kysing-4钻孔中的一段近3米厚的粘土层，这可能代表了约40百万年前的中始新世气候最暖期（MECO）。期间，沉积物显示出细薄层理，暗示了水体分层和底部缺氧。生物扰动减少，底栖生物多样性和浮游有孔虫丰度降低，BIT指数显示河流输入增加，可能反映了海平面的小幅波动。初步的温度重建显示表面海温在26.5°C到28°C之间，期间发生了一次约3°C的短暂升温事件。
摘要：
The middle Eocene climatic optimum (MECO, ~40 Ma) was an event of a transient warming that interrupted the long-term cooling trend initiated by the end of the early Eocene. So far in Europe the event is observed only in sediment records from Italy and southern England. Here we investigate an almost 3 m thick (depth 70.5 to 73.5 m) non-to low-calcareous clay unit from the Kysing-4 borehole (central Jutland, Danmark). From 71.3 to 71.6 m the sediments are finely laminated, strongly contrasting to the general bioturbation seen in the sediments below and above the investigated interval. The unit occurs in Chron C18r and NP16 and based on this we suggest that it may represent a record of the MECO event. The interval is characterized by a significant decrease in benthic fauna diversity and in planktonic foraminiferal abundance. The benthic assemblage indicates high productivity and low oxygen content, suggesting some degree of water stratification. Also the lamination in part of the interval indicates low oxygen content in the bottom waters. The foraminifera assemblage does not indicate any major sea level changes. The BIT index, however, shows pulses of increased riverine input, which may suggest minor sea level oscillations. Our preliminary results show background sea surface temperatures (TEX86H) of ~26.5°C to 28°C during the Bartonian. These quasi stable temperatures are interrupted by a ~3°C warming during the deposition of the finely laminated clay.
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