New 40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar ages of the Viluy traps (Eastern Siberia): Further evidence for a relationship with the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 386, Issue , 2013, Pages 531-540

  Ricci, J ^a,b   Quidelleur, X ^a,b   Pavlov, V ^c   Orlov, S ^c   Shatsillo, A ^c   Courtillot, V ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; End Devonian; Frasnian Famennian; K Ar dating; Mass extinction; Viluy traps

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN-CARBONIFEROUS BOUNDARY; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; MASS EXTINCTION; ORDOVICIAN-SILURIAN BOUNDARY; OUTCROP; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RIFT ZONE; TRAP (GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE); TRIPLE JUNCTION;

LENA RIVER; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHA; SIBERIA; VILYUY BASIN; VILYUY RIVER; YAKUTSK;

EID: 84881558717     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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