Extent, duration, and nature of the Permian-Triassic superanoxic event

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 356, Issue , 2002, Pages 395-413

  Wignall, Paul B ^a   Twitchett, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE;

BLACK SHALES; BOTTOM WATER; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; DOLOMITIZATION; LATE PERMIAN; PALEOBATHYMETRY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC SUPERANOXIC EVENT; SHALLOW MARINE;

PYRITES;

ANOXIA; BATHYMETRY; DEEP WATER; MUDSTONE; PALEOLATITUDE; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; STROMATOLITE; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84871995176     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2356-6.395     Document Type: Article

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