Pattern of marine mass extinction near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China.
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.
Jin
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Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academia Sinica, Nanjing 210008, China. ygjin@public1.ptt.js.cn
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Wang
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Shang
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Cao
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Erwin
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D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D056890:Eukaryota; D005399:Fishes; D005580:Fossils; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D007448:Invertebrates; D008386:Marine Biology