Theory and classification of mass extinction causation

TJ Algeo, J Shen - National Science Review, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Theory regarding the causation of mass extinctions is in need of systematization, which is
the focus of this contribution. Every mass extinction has both an ultimate cause, ie the trigger …

Pre-Cenozoic cyclostratigraphy and palaeoclimate responses to astronomical forcing

D De Vleeschouwer, LME Percival… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Astronomical insolation forcing is well established as the underlying metronome of
Quaternary ice ages and Cenozoic climate changes. Yet its effects on earlier eras …

Improving the relevance of paleontology to climate change policy

W Kiessling, JA Smith, NB Raja - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Paleontology has provided invaluable basic knowledge on the history of life on Earth. The
discipline can also provide substantial knowledge to societal challenges such as climate …

The terrestrial end-Permian mass extinction in the paleotropics postdates the marine extinction

Q Wu, H Zhang, J Ramezani, F Zhang, DH Erwin… - Science …, 2024‏ - science.org
The end-Permian mass extinction was the most severe ecological event during the
Phanerozoic and has long been presumed contemporaneous across terrestrial and marine …

Heterogeneous selectivity and morphological evolution of marine clades during the Permian–Triassic mass extinction

X Liu, H Song, D Chu, X Dai, F Wang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Morphological disparity and taxonomic diversity are distinct measures of biodiversity,
typically expected to evolve synergistically. However, evidence from mass extinctions …

Volcanic CO2 degassing postdates thermogenic carbon emission during the end-Permian mass extinction

Y Wu, Y Cui, D Chu, H Song, J Tong, J Dal Corso… - Science …, 2023‏ - science.org
Massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are widely assumed to be the driver of the end-
Permian mass extinction (EPME). However, the rate of and total CO2 released, and whether …

Mass extinctions and their relationship with atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration: Implications for Earth's future

WJ Davis - Earth's Future, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Industrialization has raised the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere
by half since 1770, posing a risk from ocean acidification to global biodiversity, including …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) evidence for frequent combustion events on land during the Permian–Triassic transition in Northwest China

S Jiao, H Zhang, Y Cai, C **, S Shen - Palaeogeography …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Siberian Traps large igneous province and intensive continental arc volcanism
are regarded as the primary drivers of the severe environmental changes that triggered the …

End-Permian burnout: The role of Permian–Triassic wildfires in extinction, carbon cycling, and environmental change in eastern Gondwana

C Mays, S McLoughlin - Palaios, 2022‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Wildfire has been implicated as a potential driver of deforestation and continental
biodiversity loss during the end-Permian extinction event (EPE;∼ 252 Ma). However, it …

The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

RG Beutel, C Xu, E Jarzembowski… - Systematic …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recent progress in beetle palaeontology has incited us to re‐address the evolutionary
history of the group. The Permian† Tshekardocoleidae had elytra that covered the posterior …