The fungal and acritarch events as time markers for the latest Permian mass extinction: An update

The latest Permian extinction (252 Myr ago) was the most severe in the geologic record. On land, widespread Late Permian gymnosperm/seed-fern dominated forests appear to have suffered rapid and almost complete destruction, as evidenced by increased soil erosion and changes in fluvial style in defore...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Rampino, Yoram Eshet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987117301226