The Permian extinction and the Tethys : an exercise in global geology / A.M. Celâl Şengör, Saniye Atayman.

Author/creator Şengör, A. M. Celâl
Other author Atayman, Saniye.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 2009.
Descriptionx, 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSpecial paper ; 448
Special papers (Geological Society of America) 448. ^A20279
Contents Introduction -- Tethys and the Tethyan realm -- The Tethyan terminology -- The tectonics of Pangea and the paleo-Tethys during the late Permian -- Anoxia and its products -- Some Permian sections in and around the paleo-Tethys -- History of global redox conditions in the late Permian -- Paleo-Tethyan anoxia and the "end-Permian" extinction -- Conclusions.
Abstract The extinction that wiped out 95% of the living species at the end of the Paleozoic era can be explained by the fact that when it happened, all landmasses were one continent, Pangea, with an inner ocean, the Paleo-Tethys. This ocean included the richest niches in the late Permian world and the extinctions occurred within and around it. Data from the rest of the world indicate that the extinction happened there only where it was polluted by Paleo-Tethyan spills. This book documents this history and shows that the Permian extinction was due to the global geography of the time.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 71-85) and index.
LCCN 2008046587
ISBN9780813724485 (pbk.)
ISBN0813724481 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks QE674 .S42 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold