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Repeated pulses of volcanism drove the end-Permian terrestrial crisis in northwest China

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  • Jacopo Dal Corso

    (University of Leeds
    China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Robert J. Newton

    (University of Leeds)

  • Aubrey L. Zerkle

    (University of St Andrews
    Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)

  • Daoliang Chu

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Haijun Song

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Huyue Song

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Li Tian

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Jinnan Tong

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Tommaso Di Rocco

    (University of St Andrews
    University of Göttingen)

  • Mark W. Claire

    (University of St Andrews
    Blue Marble Space Institute of Science)

  • Tamsin A. Mather

    (University of Oxford)

  • Tianchen He

    (University of Leeds
    Hohai University)

  • Timothy Gallagher

    (Kent State University)

  • Wenchao Shu

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Yuyang Wu

    (China University of Geosciences Wuhan)

  • Simon H. Bottrell

    (University of Leeds)

  • Ian Metcalfe

    (University of New England)

  • Helen A. Cope

    (University of Leeds)

  • Martin Novak

    (Czech Geological Survey)

  • Robert A. Jamieson

    (University of Leeds)

  • Paul B. Wignall

    (University of Leeds)

Abstract

The Permo-Triassic mass extinction was linked to catastrophic environmental changes and large igneous province (LIP) volcanism. In addition to the widespread marine losses, the Permo–Triassic event was the most severe terrestrial ecological crisis in Earth’s history and the only known mass extinction among insects, but the cause of extinction on land remains unclear. In this study, high-resolution Hg concentration records and multiple-archive S-isotope analyses of sediments from the Junggar Basin (China) provide evidence of repeated pulses of volcanic-S (acid rain) and increased Hg loading culminating in a crisis of terrestrial biota in the Junggar Basin coeval with the interval of LIP emplacement. Minor S-isotope analyses are, however, inconsistent with total ozone layer collapse. Our data suggest that LIP volcanism repeatedly stressed end-Permian terrestrial environments in the ~300 kyr preceding the marine extinction locally via S-driven acidification and deposition of Hg, and globally via pulsed addition of CO2.

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  • Jacopo Dal Corso & Robert J. Newton & Aubrey L. Zerkle & Daoliang Chu & Haijun Song & Huyue Song & Li Tian & Jinnan Tong & Tommaso Di Rocco & Mark W. Claire & Tamsin A. Mather & Tianchen He & Timothy , 2024. "Repeated pulses of volcanism drove the end-Permian terrestrial crisis in northwest China," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-51671-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51671-5
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