Pattern of marine mass extinction near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China

Science. 2000 Jul 21;289(5478):432-6. doi: 10.1126/science.289.5478.432.

Authors

Y G Jin¹, Y Wang, W Wang, Q H Shang, C Q Cao, D H Erwin

Affiliation

¹ Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Academia Sinica, Nanjing 210008, China. ygjin@public1.ptt.js.cn

PMID: 10903200
DOI: 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 delta13C(carbonate) and an increase in microspherules.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Eukaryota*
Fishes*
Fossils*
Geologic Sediments
Invertebrates*
Marine Biology*