Late Ordovician mass extinction caused by global warming or cooling?

作者：Renqiang Liao,Weidong Sun

摘要：The Late Ordovician mass extinction(LOME)was the first global extinction with the destruction of 85%of marine species.However,the cause of LOME is still controversial.Most studies attribute it to large-scale volcanism caused by global cooling or warming.Through analyzing the driving difference between global cooling and warming on large-scale magmatism,the perspective is intended to evoke a hot discussion on the cause of LOME.Did global cooling or warming trigger the LOME?

发文机构：Institute of Oceanology University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources

关键词：LateOrdovicianMassextinctionVOLCANISMGLACIATION

分类号： P61[天文地球—矿床学]