Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction

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Permian extinction event mass extinction event

The Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction was a major mid-Permian biodiversity crisis that significantly reduced marine life and set the stage for the even larger end-Permian extinction.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Capitanian mass extinction event 2
Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction canonical 1
Capitanian mass extinction 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Permian extinction event ⓘ
mass extinction event ⓘ
affects brachiopods ⓘ
corals ⓘ
fusulinid foraminifera ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ
reef-building organisms ⓘ
sponge reefs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Capitanian mass extinction ⓘ
Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction ⓘ
surface form: Guadalupian mass extinction
associatedWith collapse of Permian reef ecosystems ⓘ
perturbation of global carbon cycle ⓘ
turnover in marine communities ⓘ
characterizedBy abrupt decline in species richness in upper Capitanian strata ⓘ
high taxonomic selectivity among marine groups ⓘ
effectOnBiodiversity major reduction in global biodiversity ⓘ
effectOnMarineLife severe decline of marine taxa ⓘ
evidenceType global biostratigraphic correlations ⓘ
marine fossil record ⓘ
stratigraphic sections in South China ⓘ
followedBy Lopingian recovery and rediversification of some groups ⓘ
Wuchiapingian age ⓘ
geologicalAgeApproximation approximately 262 million years ago ⓘ
late Capitanian stage ⓘ
hypothesizedDriver Emeishan Large Igneous Province volcanism ⓘ
impact loss of many pre-Lopingian faunal lineages ⓘ
restructuring of Permian marine ecosystems ⓘ
likelyCause climate change ⓘ
large-scale volcanism ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
ocean anoxia ⓘ
occursIn Capitanian age ⓘ
Guadalupian Epoch ⓘ
surface form: Guadalupian epoch
partOf Permian Period ⓘ
surface form: Permian period
positionInSequence penultimate major extinction of the Permian ⓘ
precededBy Wordian age ⓘ
precedes end-Permian mass extinction ⓘ
primaryEnvironment marine ecosystems ⓘ
relativeTiming mid-Permian ⓘ
researchStatus recognized as distinct from the end-Permian extinction ⓘ
subject of ongoing debate about magnitude and causes ⓘ
scale global ⓘ
significance one of the major Phanerozoic extinction events ⓘ
preconditioned ecosystems for end-Permian mass extinction ⓘ
taxonomicSelectivity strong impact on shallow-marine faunas ⓘ
strong impact on warm-water faunas ⓘ
temporalPosition middle Permian ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Permian–Triassic mass extinction → precededBy → Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction ⓘ
Great Dying → precededBy → Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capitanian mass extinction event
Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction → alsoKnownAs → Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guadalupian mass extinction
Wuchiapingian → precededByMassExtinction → Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capitanian mass extinction
Guadalupian Epoch → associatedWith → Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capitanian mass extinction event