Late Ordovician mass extinction: A new perspective from stratigraphic sections in central Nevada

Research Article| March 01, 1999 Late Ordovician mass extinction: A new perspective from stratigraphic sections in central Nevada Stanley C. Finney; Stanley C. Finney 1Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, California 90840, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William B. N. Berry; William B. N. Berry 2Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John D. Cooper; John D. Cooper 3Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, California 92834, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Robert L. Ripperdan; Robert L. Ripperdan 4Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Walter C. Sweet; Walter C. Sweet 5Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Stephen R. Jacobson; Stephen R. Jacobson 5Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Azzedine Soufiane; Azzedine Soufiane 6Centre Géoscientifique de Québec, Ste-Foy, Québec, G1V 4C7 Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Aicha Achab; Aicha Achab 6Centre Géoscientifique de Québec, Ste-Foy, Québec, G1V 4C7 Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Paula J. Noble Paula J. Noble 7Department of Geological Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1999) 27 (3): 215–218. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0215:LOMEAN>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Stanley C. Finney, William B. N. Berry, John D. Cooper, Robert L. Ripperdan, Walter C. Sweet, Stephen R. Jacobson, Azzedine Soufiane, Aicha Achab, Paula J. Noble; Late Ordovician mass extinction: A new perspective from stratigraphic sections in central Nevada. Geology 1999;; 27 (3): 215–218. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0215:LOMEAN>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Integrated sequence stratigraphic, biostratigraphic, and chemostratigraphic analyses of three stratigraphic sections in central Nevada indicate that Late Ordovician glaciation-induced sea-level fall produced diachronous, stepwise faunal turnover in graptolites, conodonts, chitinozoans, and radiolarians, and also triggered a strong, but transient, positive δ13C excursion. This pattern is very different from that described for most mass extinction events. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.