Triassic–Jurassic environmental instability on the subtropical eastern Tethyan margin linked to low-latitude dinosaur dispersal

Communications Earth & Environment 2026 Open access

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Authors: Jianbo Chen, Yi-ning Niu, Rongyao Ma, Yan-ling Zhou, Wen-jie Liu, Yaming Wang, Hai-Lu You, Xing Xu, Shu-Zhong Shen, Zhuo Feng
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-03083-6
Cited by: 1
References: 59

Abstract

Early regional sauropodomorph fossils from 200.17 Ma suggest post-Triassic mass extinction dinosaur colonization in low paleolatitudes, likely due to Central Atlantic Magmatic Province stressors and increased climate seasonality, according to chemostratigraphic and astrochronological analysis of a core from the Kunming Basin in China.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Publication details

Journal / source
Communications Earth & Environment
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
7
Issue
1
Publication date
13 January 2026
Language
EN