Multiple S-isotopic evidence for episodic shoaling of anoxic water during Late Permian mass extinction

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Shen, Yanan, Farquhar, James, Zhang, Hua (张华), Masterson, Andrew, Zhang, Tonggang, Wing, Boswell A.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP 2011
• Subjects: East Greenland Basin; Triassic Boundary; Sulfate Reduction; Bolide Impact; Extraterrestrial Impact; Gigantic Release; Sulfur; End; Event; Fractionations; Science & Technology - Other Topics; Multidisciplinary Sciences; Greenland; Greenland Basin; East Greenland
• Online Access: http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/493; https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1217

Global fossil data show that profound biodiversity loss preceded the final catastrophe that killed nearly 90% marine species on a global scale at the end of the Permian. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain this extinction and yet still remain greatly debated. Here, we report analyses of al...