The end-Permian regression in South China and its implication on mass extinction

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-33

  Yin, Hongfu ^a   Jiang, Haishui ^a   Xia, Wenchen ^a   Feng, Qinglai ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Shen, Jun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

End Permian; Hiatus; Reassessment of interpretations; Regression; South China

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CONODONT; EXTINCTION; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY;

CHINA; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; GUIZHOU; HUNAN; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84891957544     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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