Sr/Li as a proxy to infer paleotemperatures in bivalves from the Norgripian of Chiapas, Mexico
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his study reports for the first-time geochemical analysis of three elements (magnesium, strontium and lithium) in three shells of the bivalve mollusk Polymesoda radiata from the Chantuto-Panzacola lagoon region in Chiapas, southeastern Mexico. These three elements were studied throughout the shells by means of a transect through Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry using Laser Ablation (LA-ICP-MS) to determine their concentration at a quantitative level, in order to evaluate if there is a change in these concentrations throughout the shell, and also to determine if there is any relationship between these concentrations and the structure of the shell. The results show an inverse correlation between the Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios in all the shells (r = -0.7). Likewise, we analysed the Sr/Li ratio to determine if it can be useful as a functional palaeoenvironmental proxy in this bivalve species. We obtained Sr/Ca values close to 15 to 30 mmol/mmol, which represents aragonite precipitation temperatures around 21.86-26.3 ° C, consistent with the temperature of the Pacific Ocean for the Northgrippian. Although the Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca ratios do not yield conclusive results, the Sr/Li ratio does seem to be useful for inferring the precipitation palaeotemperature of biogenic aragonite, as reported in the literature. Further research is necessary in this and in other bivalve species in estuarine, oceanic, and freshwater environments to establish a methodological algorithm for quantitatively determining specific palaeoenvironmental variables. Likewise, it is recommended to carry out new geochemical studies, such as the analysis of oxygen isotopes to calibrate palaeotemperatures, and the study of rare earth element patterns to infer new palaeoenvironmental variables.
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