A massive magmatic degassing event drove the Late Smithian Thermal Maximum and Smithian–Spathian boundary mass extinction
Yong Du, Huyue Song, Huyue Song, Thomas J. Algeo, Haijun Song, Haijun Song, Li Tian, Daoliang Chu, Wei Shi, Chao Li, Jinnan Tong
Topics & Concepts
Extinction eventEarly Triassicδ34SGeologyPermian–Triassic extinction eventEarth scienceCarbonateCarbon cycleExtinction (optical mineralogy)VolcanismWeatheringPaleontologySeafloor spreadingBiogeochemical cyclePermianGeochemistryStructural basinEcosystemTectonicsChemistryHydrothermal circulationEnvironmental chemistryPopulationBiologyDemographyOrganic chemistryBiological dispersalSociologyFluid inclusionsEcologyPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geochemical Analysis