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中科院研究:2.6亿年前古地磁场强度约为现代的51%
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中科院研究:2.6亿年前古地磁场强度约为现代的51%

研究结果不支持极弱地磁场导致晚二叠世生物灭绝的假说

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中国科学院青藏高原研究所研究团队通过对攀枝花白马矿区层状辉长岩的研究,发现2.6亿年前古地磁场强度约为现代的51%。该研究结果不支持地磁场衰弱导致晚二叠世生物灭绝的假说。

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晚二叠世时期发生了两次重大生物灭绝事件,与峨眉山和西伯利亚大火成岩省的岩浆活动时间吻合。

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中新社北京9月10日电 (记者 孙自法)记者10日从中国科学院青藏高原研究所大陆碰撞隆升及影响团队获悉,该团队领衔中外合作者,对形成年龄约2.6亿年的攀枝花白马矿区层状辉长岩开展系列研究,最新发现当时古地磁场强度为现代地磁场的约51%。

这项古地磁场强度测定及变化影响研究的重要进展论文,近日在国际学术期刊发表。

论文第一作者和通讯作者、中国科学院青藏高原研究所黄文涛研究员介绍说,约2.60亿年—2.52亿年前的晚二叠世时期,先后发生了两次重大生物灭绝事件,这两次事件均与峨眉山和西伯利亚大火成岩省的大规模岩浆活动在时间上高度吻合。当时的地球磁场是否也曾严重衰弱,甚至成为这两场远古生物大灭绝的推手?这一问题备受关注。

研究团队以峨眉山大火成岩省攀枝花白马矿区层状辉长岩为突破口进行深入研究。他们创新利用先进技术手段和方法,最终从134颗斜长石单矿物中,获得22个高质量古地磁场强度数据。

数据研究分析显示,2.6亿年前,攀枝花地区古地磁场强度为现代地磁场强度的约51%。按照该地磁场强度估算,当时的磁层顶距离地心约为7.9个地球半径,而现代距离约为10.7个地球半径。这意味着,尽管当时的地球“磁保护罩”缩小了,却依然有较强劲的防护能力。

黄文涛表示,本次研究结果并不支持“极弱地磁场导致磁层近乎崩溃,并由此成为晚二叠世环境恶化和生物灭绝主要驱动力”的假说。

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  • 该地磁场强度数据在其他地质区域的代表性如何?

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