Massive dissociation of gas hydrate during a Jurassic oceanic anoxic event
In the Jurassic period, the Early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event (about 183 million years ago) is associated with exceptionally high rates of organic-carbon burial, high palaeotemperatures and significant mass extinction. Heavy carbon-isotope compositions in rocks and fossils of this age have been li...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2000
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