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A study for the long-term and short-term disturbances of the envirnment by the extraterrestrial impact at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17403005
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field Solid earth and planetary physics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

MATSUI Takafumi  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Professor (80114643)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TADA Ryuji  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Professor (30143366)
TAJIKA Eiichi  The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Associate Professor (70251410)
GOTO Kazuhisa  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering, Assistant Professor (10376543)
HASEGAWA Takashi  Kanazawa University, College of Science and Engineering, Associate Professor (50272943)
TOYODA Kazuhiro  Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Associate Professor (10207649)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥4,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000)
KeywordsExtraterrestrial impact / Cretaceous / Tertiary / Cuba / Tsunami / Mass extinction
Research Abstract

We conducted field survey near the impact site at the Cretaceous/Tertiary (K/T) boundary at Fomento area, Cuba and Lajilla area, Mexico in order to investigate the magnitude and duration of the impact-induced tsunami. As a result, we found that the evidence of the crater-ward first tsunami wave is observed at Fomento area as well as the impactite in and out of the Chicxulub crater. These observations support the hypothesis that the tsunami was generated by the ocean water invasion into the crater and overflow from the crater.
We also studied K/T boundary deposits and their adjacent deposits in central Cuba, Mexico, and New Zealand in order to study the long-term disturbance of the environment within one million years after the impact with a resolution of several thousand years. We found that n-C_<31>/(n-C_<29>+n-C_<31>) ratio and δ^<13>C_<wax> remarkably decreased just above the K/T boundary. In addition, the distributions of n-C_<31>/(n-C_<29>+n-C_<31>) ratio and δ^<13>C_<wax> were variable age by age. Especially, these values had positive correlation during early Paleocene, suggesting that carbon cycle disturbance and environmental change by the impact was recorded in terrestrial plants. We further studied the K/T boundary deposit at Lajilla, Mexico and correlated with Cuban deposits until 70 ka after the impact. In New Zealand, we obtained iridium-rich clay layer. Based on our study at Cuba, Mexico, and New Zealand, we could discuss the paleo-environmental change within 100 ka after the K/T boundary impact.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (43 results)

All 2008 2007 2006 2005 Other

All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (24 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Lateral lithological and compositional variations of the Cretaceous/Tertiary deep-sea tsunami deposit in northwestern Cuba2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Tada, R., Tajika, E., Iturralde-Vinent, M. A., Matsui, T., Yamamoto, S., Nakano, Y., Oji, T., Kiyokawa, S., Garcia, D., Otero, C., Rojas, R.
    • Journal Title

      Cretaceous Research 29

      Pages: 217-236

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] PDF orientations in shocked quartz grains around the Chicxulub crater2008

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, Y., Goto, K., Matsui, T., Tada, R., Tajika, E.
    • Journal Title

      Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43

      Pages: 745-760

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Deep-sea tsunami deposits in the proto-Caribbean sea at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Tada, R., Tajika, E., Matsui, T.
    • Journal Title

      Tsunamiites - Features and Implication, (Elsevier)

      Pages: 251-276

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The genesis of oceanic impact craters and the impact-generated tsunami Deposits2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K.
    • Journal Title

      Tsunamiites - Features and Implication, (Elsevier)

      Pages: 277-298

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] PDF orientations in shocked quartz grains around the Chicxulub crater2008

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, Y., Goto, K., Matsui, T., Tada, R., Tajika, E
    • Journal Title

      Meteoritics & Planetary Science 43

      Pages: 745-760

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article]2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K
    • Journal Title

      Tsunamiites-Features and Implication(Elsevier)

      Pages: 277-298

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article]2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Tada, R., Tajika, E., Matsui, T
    • Journal Title

      Tsunamiites - Features and Implication(Elsevier)

      Pages: 251-276

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] High-sensitive elemental analysis Using Multi-parameter Coincidence Spectrometer, GEMINI-II2007

    • Author(s)
      Hatsukawa, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Toh, Y., Oshima, M., Gharaie, M. H. M., Goto, K., Tovoda, K.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 272

      Pages: 273-276

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] High-sensitive elemental analysis Using Multi-parameter Coincidence Spectrometer, GEMINI-II2007

    • Author(s)
      Hatsukawa, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Toh, Y., Oshima, M., Gharaie, M. H. M., Goto, K., Toyoda, K.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 272

      Pages: 273-276

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The role of Fischer-Tropsch catalysis in the origin of methane-rich Titan2005

    • Author(s)
      Y.Sekine, S.Sugita, T.Shido, T.Yamamoto, Y.Iwasawa, T.Kadono, T.Matsui
    • Journal Title

      Icarus 178

      Pages: 154-164

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Velocity distributions of high-velocity ejects from regolith targets2005

    • Author(s)
      S.Yamamoto, T.Kadono, S.Sugita, T.Matsui
    • Journal Title

      Icarus 178

      Pages: 264-273

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Deep-sea tsunami deposits in the proto-Caribbean sea at th Cretaceous Tertiary boundary

    • Author(s)
      K.Goto., R.Tada., E.Tajika., T.Matsui
    • Journal Title

      Developments in Sedimentology. Tsunamites-Their features and implications (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Distributions and Significances of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami deposits -Initial results from Thailand and Sri Lanka-.

    • Author(s)
      K.Goto, F.Imamura, N.Keerthi, P.Kunthasap, T.Matsui, K.Minoura, A.Ruangrassamee, D.Sugawara, S.Supharatid
    • Journal Title

      Developments in Sedimentology. Tsunamites-Their features and implications (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] An experimental study of Fischer-Tropsch catalysis : Implications for impact phenomena and nebular chemistry

    • Author(s)
      Y.Sekine, S.Sugita, T.Shido, T.Yamamoto, Y.Iwasawa, T.Kadono, T.Matsui
    • Journal Title

      Meteoritics and Planetary Science (印刷中)

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Transient crater growth in granular targets : An experimental study of low velocity impacts into glass sphere targets

    • Author(s)
      S.Yamamoto, K.Wada, N.Okabe, T.Matsui
    • Journal Title

      Icarus (印刷中)

    • NAID

      120000960924

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 白亜紀/第三紀境界における高等植物ワックス化合物の炭素同位体比と組成変化2008

    • Author(s)
      山本真也
    • Organizer
      高知大学海洋コア総合研究センター全国共同利用研究成果発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      高知
    • Year and Date
      2008-01-26
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Generation and propagation of impact-induced tsunami at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary2007

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K.
    • Organizer
      21th COE symposium, Tokyo University
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-03
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Generation and propagation of impact-induced tsunami at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary2007

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K.
    • Organizer
      21th COE symposium, Tokyo University
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-03
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Environmental recovery on land after the Cretaceous-Tertiary impact2007

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, S., Hasegawa, T., Tada, R., Goto, K., Garcia-Delgado, D., Diaz-Otero, C., Rojas-Consuegra, R., Yamamoto, S., Sakuma, H., Matsui, T.
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Paleoceanography VIIII
    • Place of Presentation
      上海(中国)
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-04
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Environmental recovery on land after the Cretaceous-Tertiary impact2007

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, S., Hasegawa, T., Tada, R., Goto, K., Garcia-Delgado, D., Diaz-Otero, C., Rojas-Consuegra, R., Yamamoto, S., Sakuma, H., Matsui, T.
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Paleoceanography VIIII
    • Place of Presentation
      Shanghai
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-04
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Environmental recovery on land after the Cretaceous-Tertiary impact2007

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, S., Hasegawa, T., Tada, R., Goto, K., Garcia-Delgado, D., Diaz-Otero, C., Rojas-Consuegra, R., Yamamoto, S., Sakuma, H., Matsui, T
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Paleoceanography VIIII
    • Place of Presentation
      上海
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-04
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 有機炭素同位体比から見た白亜紀/第三紀(K/T)境界イベント2007

    • Author(s)
      山本真也, 長谷川卓, 多田隆治, 後藤和久, 山本信治, 佐久間広展, 松井孝典
    • Organizer
      日本有機地球化学会金沢シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢
    • Year and Date
      2007-07-27
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] キューバ中部の白亜紀/第三紀(K/T)境界における分子レベル炭素同位体比層序2007

    • Author(s)
      山本真也, 長谷川卓, 多田隆治, 後藤和久, Garcia-Delgado, D., Diaz-Otero, C., Rojas-Consuegra, R., 山本信治, 佐久間広展, 松井孝典
    • Organizer
      日本古生物学会2007年年会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪
    • Year and Date
      2007-06-30
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] チチュルブクレーター内外に堆積したインパクタイト層の側方変化2007

    • Author(s)
      後藤和久, 松井孝典, 山本真也
    • Organizer
      地球惑星科学関連学会2007年合同大会
    • Place of Presentation
      千葉
    • Year and Date
      2007-05-19
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 巨大天体衝突に伴うイジェクタ放出・堆積過程2007

    • Author(s)
      後藤和久, 松井孝典, 山本真也
    • Organizer
      第五回日本堆積学会
    • Place of Presentation
      つくば
    • Year and Date
      2007-03-28
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 白亜紀/古第三紀境界イベントに伴う陸源有機物供給量とその炭素同位体比の変化2007

    • Author(s)
      山本真也, 長谷川卓, 多田隆治, 後藤和久, Garcia-Delgado, D., Diaz-Otero, C., Rojas-Consuegra, R., 山本信治, 佐久間広展, 松井孝典
    • Organizer
      古海洋学シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2007-01-12
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] キューバ中部ロマカピロの白亜紀/古第三紀境界上位層の年代と陸源バイオマーカーの変動2006

    • Author(s)
      山本真也, 長谷川卓, 多田隆治, 後藤和久, Garcia-Delgado, D., Diaz-Otero, C., Rojas-Consuegra, R., 山本信治, 佐久間広展, 松井孝典
    • Organizer
      日本地質学会第113年年会
    • Place of Presentation
      高知
    • Year and Date
      2006-09-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Chicxulub tsunami deposits.2006

    • Author(s)
      Matsui, T., Tada, R., Goto, K.
    • Organizer
      IODP/ICDP Joint Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      ポツダム(ドイツ)
    • Year and Date
      2006-09-12
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] PDF orientations in shocked quartz grains around the Chicxulub crater2006

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Nakano, Y., Matsui, T., Tada, R., Tajika, E.
    • Organizer
      IODP/ICDP Joint Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      ポツダム(ドイツ)
    • Year and Date
      2006-09-12
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Chicxulub tsunami deposits2006

    • Author(s)
      Matsui, T., Tada, R., Goto, K.
    • Organizer
      IODP/ICDP Joint Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Potsdam
    • Year and Date
      2006-09-12
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] PDF orientations in shocked quartz grains around the Chicxulub crater2006

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Nakano, Y., Matsui, T., Tada, R., Tajika, E.
    • Organizer
      IODP/ICDP Joint Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Potsdam
    • Year and Date
      2006-09-12
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Crater-generated tsunamis : possible generation mechanism of the impact-tsunami at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary2006

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Tada. R., Tajika, E., Matsui, T.
    • Organizer
      17th International Sedimentological Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      博多
    • Year and Date
      2006-08-28
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Crater-generated tsunamis: possible generation mechanism of the impact-tsunami at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary2006

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Tada. R., Tajika, E., Matsui, T.
    • Organizer
      17th International Sedimentological Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      Hakata
    • Year and Date
      2006-08-28
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 白亜紀/古第三紀境界以降の長鎖n-アルカン変動 : 天体衝突後の植生回復への示唆2006

    • Author(s)
      山本真也, 長谷川卓, 多田隆治, 後藤和久, 山本信治, 佐久間広展, 松井孝典
    • Organizer
      第24回有機地球化学シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      松本
    • Year and Date
      2006-08-03
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Shocked quartz distribution around the Chicxulub crater2005

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, Y., Goto, K., Matsui, T., Tada, R., Tajika, E.
    • Organizer
      Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      ソルトレイクシティ(米国)
    • Year and Date
      2005-10-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Shocked quartz distribution around the Chicxulub crater2005

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, Y., Goto, K., Matsui, T., Tada, R., Tajika, E.
    • Organizer
      Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Salt Lake City
    • Year and Date
      2005-10-17
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Generation mechanism of impact-tsunami induced by the Chicxulub impact2005

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K.
    • Organizer
      21th COE symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Year and Date
      2005-09-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Generation mechanism of impact-tsunami induced by the Chicxulub impact2005

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K.
    • Organizer
      21st COE symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2005-09-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 白亜紀/第三紀境界とチチュルブ衝突-その同時性を巡る論争-2005

    • Author(s)
      後藤和久
    • Organizer
      日本地質学会第112年年会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都
    • Year and Date
      2005-09-19
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 惑星地質学2008

    • Author(s)
      後藤和久
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Tsunamiites-Features and Implication2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K., Tada, R., Tajika, E., Matsui, T.
    • Publisher
      Elsevier
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Tsunamiites-Features and Implication2008

    • Author(s)
      Goto, K.
    • Publisher
      Elsevier
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 異星の踏査-「アポロ」から「はやぶさ」へ-2007

    • Author(s)
      後藤和久
    • Publisher
      東京大学総合研究博物館展示図録
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary

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