Pedogenic carbonate isotopes as evidence for extreme climatic events preceding the Triassic-Jurassic boundary: Implications for the biotic crisis?

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 120, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1408-1415

  Cleveland, David M ^a,b   Nordt, Lee C ^a   Dworkin, Steve I ^a   Atchley, Stacy C ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Late Triassic; Paleoclimate; Pedogenic carbonates; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; LATE TRIASSIC; PALEOCLIMATE; PEDOGENIC CARBONATES; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CARBONATES;

ISOTOPES;

CARBONATE; EXTREME EVENT; JURASSIC; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOCLIMATE; PEDOGENESIS; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHIC BOUNDARY; TRIASSIC;

EID: 69949135385     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26332.1     Document Type: Article

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