Sun, Y, Joachimski, MM, Wignall, PB et al. (5 more authors) (2012) Lethally hot temperatures during the Early Triassic greenhouse. Science, 338 (6105). 366 - 370. ISSN 0036-8075
Abstract
Global warming is widely regarded to have played a contributing role in numerous past biotic crises. Here, we show that the end-Permian mass extinction coincided with a rapid temperature rise to exceptionally high values in the Early Triassic that were inimical to life in equatorial latitudes and suppressed ecosystem recovery. This was manifested in the loss of calcareous algae, the near-absence of fish in equatorial Tethys, and the dominance of small taxa of invertebrates during the thermal maxima. High temperatures drove most Early Triassic plants and animals out of equatorial terrestrial ecosystems and probably were a major cause of the end-Smithian crisis.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Animals; aquatic organisms; extinction, biological; global warming; greenhouse effect; hot temperature |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2014 10:33 |
Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2014 02:09 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1224126 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Identification Number: | 10.1126/science.1224126 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:77504 |