Assessing the record and causes of Late Triassic extinctions

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 103-139

  Tanner, L H ^a   Lucas, S G ^b   Chapman, M G ^c  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolide impact; Climate change; Flood basalt; Mass extinction; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD BASALT; FOSSIL RECORD; MASS EXTINCTION; METEORITE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TRIASSIC;

EID: 1542644693     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(03)00082-5     Document Type: Article

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