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Palaeoclimate evolution across the Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary in the Nanxiong Basin (SE China) recorded by red strata and its correlation with marine records
Mingming Ma
Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
Key Laboratory for Subtropical Mountain Ecology (Funded by the Ministry of
Science and Technology and Fujian Province), College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
Xiuming Liu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
Key Laboratory for Subtropical Mountain Ecology (Funded by the Ministry of
Science and Technology and Fujian Province), College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
Department of Environment and Geography, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Sydney, Australia
Wenyan Wang
Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
Key Laboratory for Subtropical Mountain Ecology (Funded by the Ministry of
Science and Technology and Fujian Province), College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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Short summary
Significant climate changes and biotic turnovers occurred across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (KTB) interval. It is of great significance to carry out research on palaeoclimate evolution across the KTB in terrestrial basins because we lack many KTB records in this part of the world. Here we provide a new terrestrial record from the Nanxiong Basin (SE China) and compare it with marine records to provide reliable terrestrial records for future investigation of ocean–land climate interactions.
Significant climate changes and biotic turnovers occurred across the Cretaceous–Paleogene...
