The mid-Capitanian (Middle Permian) mass extinction and carbon isotope record of South China

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 282-294

  Bond, D P G ^a   Wignall, P B ^a   Wang, W ^b   Izon, G ^c   Jiang, H S ^d   Lai, X L ^d   Sun, Y D ^d   Newton, R J ^a   Shao, L Y ^e   Vedrine S ^a   Cope, H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^e CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emeishan; Extinction; Foraminifera; Guadalupian; Permian; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CONODONT; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL RECORD; LIMESTONE; MASS EXTINCTION; PERMIAN; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANISM;

CHINA; JAPAN;

ALGAE; EARLANDIA; FORAMINIFERA; FUSULINACEA;

EID: 77951855762     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.03.056     Document Type: Article

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