The permian timescale / edited by S.G. Lucas and S.Z. Shen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lucas, Spencer G., editor.

Shen, S. Z. (Shu-Zhong), editor.

Series:

Geological Society special publication ; no. 450.

Geological Society special publication ; no. 450

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology, Stratigraphic--Permian.

Geology, Stratigraphic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

London : The Geological Society of London, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Palaeozoic Era ends with the c. 47-million-year-long Permian Period. This was a major juncture in Earth history when the vast Pangean supercontinent continued its assembly and the global biota suffered the most extensive biotic decimation of the Phanerozoic, the end-Permian mass extinction. It was also the time of accumulation of vast mineral and energy deposits, notably of salt and petroleum. The temporal ordering of geological and biotic events during Permian time is, therefore, critical to the interpretation of some unique and pivotal events in Earth history. This temporal ordering is based mostly on the Permian timescale, which has been developed and refined for nearly two centuries. This work reviews the history of the development of the Permian chronostratigraphic scale.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 17, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781786203304

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.