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Influence of the Frasnian-Famennian event on radiolarian faunas
Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae volume 99, pages S127–S132 (2006)
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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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Wang, YJ., Luo, H. & Aitchison, J.C. Influence of the Frasnian-Famennian event on radiolarian faunas. Eclogae geol. Helv. 99 (Suppl 1), S127–S132 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00015-006-0601-6
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