Permian and early triassic isotopic records of carbon and strontium in Australia and a scenario of events about the permian-triassic boundary

Historical Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 289-310

  Morante, Richard ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon and strontium isotopes; Mass extinction; Permian Triassic boundary

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; MASS EXTINCTION; PERMIAN/TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030423823     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10292389609380546     Document Type: Article

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