Synchrony of the Central Atlantic magmatic province and the Triassic-Jurassic boundary climatic and biotic crisis

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 973-976

  Marzoli, Andrea ^a   Bertrand, Hervé ^b   Knight, Kim B ^c   Cirilli, Simonetta ^d   Buratti, Nicoletta ^d   Vérati, Chrystéle ^e   Nomade, Sébastien ^c,f   Renne, Paul R ^c,f   Youbi, Nasrrddine ^g   Martini, Rossana ^h   Allenbach, Karin ^h   Neuwerth, Ralph ^h   Rapaille, Cédric ^h   Zaninetti, Louisette ^h   Bellieni, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^f BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^g CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Atlantic magmatic province; Flood basalts; Mass extinction; Morocco; Triassic Jurassic boundary

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EXTINCTION EVENTS; MAGMATIC PROVINCE; STRATIGRAPHICS;

EARTH (PLANET); GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

FLOOD BASALT; JURASSIC; MASS EXTINCTION; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TRIASSIC;

EID: 9144250260     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20652.1     Document Type: Article

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