Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction
(2024)
Journal Article
Sun, Y., Farnsworth, A., Joachimski, M. M., Wignall, P. B., Krystyn, L., Bond, D., Ravidà, D. C., & Valdes, P. J. (2024). Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction. Science, 385(6715), 1189-1195. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado2030
The ultimate driver of the end-Permian mass extinction is a topic of significant debate. Here, we use a multi-proxy and paleoclimate modelling approach to establish a unifying theory elucidating the heightened susceptibility of the Pangean world to p... Read More about Mega El Niño instigated the end-Permian mass extinction.