title: Pattern of marine mass extinction near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China.
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 delta13C(carbonate) and an increase in microspherules.
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academia Sinica, Nanjing 210008, China. ygjin@public1.ptt.js.cn
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Q H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: C Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Erwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D056890:Eukaryota; D005399:Fishes; D005580:Fossils; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D007448:Invertebrates; D008386:Marine Biology