Coevality of the sea-level fall and main mass extinction in the Permian–Triassic transition in Xiushui, Jiangxi Province, southern China

Coevality of the sea-level fall and main mass extinction in the Permian–Triassic transition in Xiushui, Jiangxi Province, southern China

A continuous Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB) section has been found and studied for the first time in Xiushui, Jiangxi Province, South China. Evidence for a large sea-level fall has been found in the horizon of 0.8 m below the PTB, from the beginning of Hindeodus changxingensis zone (correlatable to...

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Main Authors: Ya-Sheng Wu, Xiao-Hong Yuan, Hong-Xia Jiang, Li-Jing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
sea-level fall
mass extinction
Permian–Triassic boundary
end-Permian
climatic cooling
South China
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095383615300821

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