Browsing by Subject "Guadalupian extinction"

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    Extinctions: Past and Present Week 3 - A crisis before the end of the Permian
    (2017-03-17) Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya; Day, Michael
    In this video, Professor Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan interviews Dr Michael Day about the reptilian fauna of the Permian and how South Africa is well-known for fossils from this time period. He talks about the Guadalupian extinction event and how it was mainly affected by the very large terrestrial biota of the time.
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    Extinctions: Past and Present Week 3 - Before and after the End Permian Extinction Event
    (2017-03-17) Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya
    In this video, Professor Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan introduces the topic of the End Permian extinction which took place 252 million years ago and was the third and largest mass extinction event. She introduces postdoctoral researcher Michael Day who will discuss the Guadalupian extinction. She then introduces palaeontologist/geologist Roger Smith about the extraordinary mammal-like reptiles from South Africa. Finally, she introduces paleobotanist John Anderson about his research into the plant and insect biodiversity that spans the Permian-Triassic boundary.