| Theory and classification of mass extinction causationOA |
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| 作者姓名： | Thomas J.Algeo Jun Shen |
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| 作者单位： | 1. State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology,China University of Geosciences—Wuhan;2. State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources,China University of Geosciences—Wuhan;3. Department of Geosciences,University of Cincinnati |
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| 基金项目： | Research of J.S. was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42072037 and 92055201)；;the 111Project of the National Bureau of Foreign Experts and the Ministry of Education of China (BP0820004)； |
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| 摘 要： | 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, i.e. the trigger that leads to various climato-environmental changes, and one or more proximate cause(s), i.e. the specific climato-environmental changes that result in elevated biotic mortality. With regard to ultimate causes, strong cases can be made that bolide(i.e. meteor) impacts, large igneous province(LIP) eruptions an...
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