Stepwise and large-magnitude negative shift in δ13Ccarb preceded the main marine mass extinction of the Permian-Triassic crisis interval

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 70-82

  Luo, Genming ^a   Wang, Yongbiao ^a   Yang, Hao ^a   Algeo, Thomas J ^b   Kump, Lee R ^c   Huang, Junhua ^a   Xie, Shucheng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Episodic volcanism; High resolution 13Ccarb; Mass extinction; Microbialite; Permian Triassic crisis interval; South China

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; EPISODIC EVENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LITHOFACIES; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS EXTINCTION; MICROBIALITE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOSOL; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; SOIL EROSION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VOLCANISM;

CHINA;

EID: 78650629840     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.10.035     Document Type: Article

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