Permian-Triassic Evolution of Tethys and Western Circum-Pacific

Yin Yin Hongfu, J.M. Dickins, G.R. Shi, Tong Tong Jinnan, Yin Hongfu, Tong Jinnan

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN:
  9780444501547
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080538655
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geology & Earth Sciences

Permian and Triassic are the interval known for the integration and separation of Pangea, the closure of the Palaeotethys and the opening of Mesotethys. They were associated with a series of worldwide events including the Late Palaeozoic glaciation and succeeding extensive evaporatic and reef formations, the end-Palaeozoic regression, strong orogenies and widespread volcanism and magmatism, and finally, the Permo-Triassic biotic macro-extinction. These events resulted in the formation of enormous reserves of coal, petroleum, evaporites, phosphorites and metal resources. The Permian and Triassic thus constitutes a time interval particularly important both for understanding the Earth's history and for exploration of mineral resources.The book aims to reconstruct the Permian-Triassic history of Pangea, Palaeo-Tethys and Palaeo-Pacific through stratigraphic, palaeogeographic and other interdisciplinary approaches. It consists of two parts. Part 1 deals with regional stratigraphy of Tethyan and western Circum-Pacific countries which is the basis for interregional correlation, and palaeogeography. Part 2 deals with the biotic evolution at the Permian-Triassic transition, focusing on the major invertebrate groups: foraminifers, radiolarians, brachiopods, ammonoids and conodonts.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Permian-Triassic Evolution of Tethys and Western Circum-Pacific
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Part 1: Permian-Triassic strata and palaeogeography
• Part 2: Permian-Triassic biotic evolution