Changhsingian
Changhsingian proper noun: a subdivision of the Permian period.
Proper noun
Changhsingian
- A subdivision of the Permian period.
- There is no evidence for a large drop in PCO2, and independent proxy data indicate only a minor temperature decrease of a few degrees Celsius during the Changhsingian (22), suggesting that these mechanisms alone cannot explain the pH increase (fig. S5).2015 April 10, M. O. Clarkson, S. A. Kasemann, R. A. Wood, T. M. Lenton, S. J. Daines, S. Richoz, F. Ohnemueller, A. Meixner, S. W. Poulton, E. T. Tipper, “Ocean acidification and the Permo-Triassic...
- Anoxic/euxinic benthic marine conditions prevailed throughout the middle Wuchiapingian to the early Changhsingian at Shangsi, which persisted for 3.9 Myr (256.974–253.073 Ma). This long-term middle Wuchiapingian-early Changhsingian anoxia event could be correlated both regionally and globally, and...2022 January 11, Li Yuan, “Investigating benthic marine redox conditions from late Permian to earliest Triassic”, in Phys.org, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2022, Earth Sciences
Forms of Changhsingian
| alternative form | Changxingian |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Changshingian |
Origin of Changhsingian
From Mandarin 長興 /长兴 (Chángxīng), Wade-Giles romanization: Chʻang²-hsing¹; named after Changxing County in China.
Questions about Changhsingian
- What does Changhsingian mean?
- Changhsingian means a subdivision of the Permian period.
- What part of speech is Changhsingian?
- Changhsingian is a proper noun.
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