Climate warming in the latest Permian and the Permian-Triassic mass extinction

Research Article| March 01, 2012 Climate warming in the latest Permian and the Permian–Triassic mass extinction Michael M. Joachimski; Michael M. Joachimski 1GeoZentrum Nordbayern, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Xulong Lai; Xulong Lai 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China3State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Shuzhong Shen; Shuzhong Shen 4State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Haishui Jiang; Haishui Jiang 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Genming Luo; Genming Luo 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Bo Chen; Bo Chen 1GeoZentrum Nordbayern, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jun Chen; Jun Chen 4State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yadong Sun Yadong Sun 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Michael M. Joachimski 1GeoZentrum Nordbayern, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany Xulong Lai 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China3State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Shuzhong Shen 4State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China Haishui Jiang 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Genming Luo 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Bo Chen 1GeoZentrum Nordbayern, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schlossgarten 5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany Jun Chen 4State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, 39 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China Yadong Sun 2Faculty of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 02 Aug 2011 Revision Received: 23 Sep 2011 Accepted: 27 Sep 2011 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2012 Geological Society of America Geology (2012) 40 (3): 195–198. https://doi.org/10.1130/G32707.1 Article history Received: 02 Aug 2011 Revision Received: 23 Sep 2011 Accepted: 27 Sep 2011 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Michael M. Joachimski, Xulong Lai, Shuzhong Shen, Haishui Jiang, Genming Luo, Bo Chen, Jun Chen, Yadong Sun; Climate warming in the latest Permian and the Permian–Triassic mass extinction. Geology 2012;; 40 (3): 195–198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G32707.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract High-resolution oxygen isotope records document the timing and magnitude of global warming across the Permian-Triassic (P-Tr) boundary. Oxygen isotope ratios measured on phosphate-bound oxygen in conodont apatite from the Meishan and Shangsi sections (South China) decrease by 2‰ in the latest Permian, translating into low-latitude surface water warming of 8 °C. The oxygen isotope shift coincides with the negative shift in carbon isotope ratios of carbonates, suggesting that the addition of isotopically light carbon to the ocean-atmosphere system by Siberian Traps volcanism and related processes resulted in higher greenhouse gas levels and global warming. The major temperature rise started immediately before the main extinction phase, with maximum and harmful temperatures documented in the latest Permian (Meishan: bed 27). The coincidence of climate warming and the main pulse of extinction suggest that global warming was one of the causes of the collapse of the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. In addition, very warm climate conditions in the Early Triassic may have played a major role in the delayed recovery in the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic crisis. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.