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Comparative earth history and Late Permian mass extinction

Knoll, A. H. and Bambach, R. K. and Canfield, D. E. and Grotzinger, J. P. (1996) Comparative earth history and Late Permian mass extinction. Science, 273 (5274). pp. 452-457. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.273.5274.452. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130212-092821995

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Abstract

The repeated association during the late Neoproterozoic Era of large carbon-isotopic excursions, continental glaciation, and stratigraphically anomalous carbonate precipitation provides a framework for interpreting the reprise of these conditions on the Late Permian Earth. A paleoceanographic model that was developed to explain these stratigraphically linked phenomena suggests that the overturn of anoxic deep oceans during the Late Permian introduced high concentrations of carbon dioxide into surficial environments. The predicted physiological and climatic consequences for marine and terrestrial organisms are in good accord with the observed timing and selectivity of Late Permian mass extinction.


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Knoll, A. H.0000-0003-1308-8585
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Additional Information:© 1996 American Association for the Advancement of Science. We thank J.J. Sepkoski Jr. for making available his database on fossil genera, T. K. Baumiller for help in analyzing the database, and A. J. Kaufman, R. Buick, S. J. Gould, and the late C. R. Taylor for helpful discussions. Supported by NASA Exobiology, NSF, and the Max Planck Institute.
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