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Influence of the Frasnian-Famennian event on radiolarian faunas

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Radiolaria

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Abstract

The impact of the Frasnian-Famennian biotic mass extinction event (F-F event) on radiolarian faunas is examined in 13 sections, which belong to two types of cherty basin in South China. No appreciable decrease in radiolarian biodiversity is observed across the F-F boundary. Indeed, radiolarian faunas flourished during the Famennian. The F-F event may not have had any dramatic effect on the radiolarian faunas in deep water and the disappearance of Famennian radiolarians in shallow water platform sections may simply be a result of sea level change rather than any biotic crisis.

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  1. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China

    Yu-Jing Wang & Hui Luo

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

    Jonathan C. Aitchison

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Wang, YJ., Luo, H., Aitchison, J.C. (2007). Influence of the Frasnian-Famennian event on radiolarian faunas. In: Baumgartner, P.O., Aitchison, J.C., De Wever, P., Jackett, SJ. (eds) Radiolaria. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae Supplement, vol 2. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8344-2_9

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