The Permian timescale / edited by S.G. Lucas and S.Z. Shen.
| Other author/creator | Lucas, Spencer G., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Shen, S. Z. (Shu-Zhong), editor. |
| Other author/creator | Geological Society of London, issuing body. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | London : The Geological Society, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource (458 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). |
| Supplemental Content | GeoScienceWorld |
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| Series | Geological Society special publication ; no. 450 Geological Society special publication ; no. 450. ^A465527 |
| 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 book reviews the history of the development of the Permian chronostratigraphic scale. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Spec. audience char. | Specialized. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9781786202826 |
| ISBN | 9781786203311 (ebook) : |
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