Changes in environmental conditions as the cause of the marine biota Great Mass Extinction at the Triassic–Jurassic boundary
- 作者: Barash M.S.1
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隶属关系:
- Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
- 期: 卷 466, 编号 2 (2016)
- 页面: 119-122
- 栏目: Geology
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/1028-334X/article/view/188001
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X16020173
- ID: 188001
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In the interval of the Triassic–Jurassic boundary, 80% of the marine species became extinct. Four main hypotheses about the causes of this mass extinction are considered: volcanism, climatic oscillations, sea level variations accompanied by anoxia, and asteroid impact events. The extinction was triggered by an extensive flooding of basalts in the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province. Furthermore, a number of meteoritic craters have been found. Under the effect of cosmic causes, two main sequences of events developed on the Earth: terrestrial ones, leading to intensive volcanism, and cosmic ones (asteroid impacts). Their aftermaths, however, were similar in terms of the chemical compounds and aerosols released. As a consequence, the greenhouse effect, dimming of the atmosphere (impeding photosynthesis), ocean stagnation, and anoxia emerged. Then, biological productivity decreased and food chains were destroyed. Thus, the entire ecosystem was disturbed and a considerable part of the biota became extinct.
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M. Barash
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
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Email: barashms@yandex.ru
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