The Late Capitanian Mass Extinction of Terrestrial Vertebrates in the Karoo Basin of South Africa

The Beaufort Group of the main Karoo Basin of South Africa records two major extinction events of terrestrial vertebrates in the late Palaeozoic. The oldest of these has been dated to the late Capitanian and is characterized by the extinction of dinocephalian therapsids and bradysaurian pareiasaurs...

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Main Authors: Michael O. Day, Bruce S. Rubidge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.631198/full