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Global Events in the Devonian and Carboniferous

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Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic

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Devonian and Carboniferous global events are described. Their magnitude ranges from short-termed geo-events without major biotic changes up to highest order mass-extinctin events. All bio-events are proximately caused by environmental changes such as anoxic episodes and/or sea-level changes.

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