Pattern of Marine Mass Extinction Near the Permian-Triassic Boundary in South China
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- 21 July 2000
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- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 289 (5478) , 432-436
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.289.5478.432
Abstract
The Meishan section across the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China is the most thoroughly investigated in the world. A statistical analysis of the occurrences of 162 genera and 333 species confirms a sudden extinction event at 251.4 million years ago, coincident with a dramatic depletion of δ 13 C carbonate and an increase in microspherules.Keywords
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