Extinction and dawn of the modern world in the Carnian (Late Triassic)

Authors: Jacopo Dal Corso, Massimo Bernardi, Yadong Sun, Haijun Song, Leyla J. Seyfullah, Nereo Preto, Piero Gianolla, Alastair Ruffell, Evelyn Kustatscher, Guido Roghi, Agostino Merico, Sönke Hohn, Alexander R. Schmidt, Andrea Marzoli, Robert J. Newton, Paul B. Wignall, Michael J. Benton

Published: 2020-09-16

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba0099

Source: Full article

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Abstract

The roots of modern-style ecosystems go back to the Carnian (ca. 233 Ma), a time of global climate change and extinction.