The Kapp Starostin Formation, Festningen Section, Spitsbergen (IMAGE)

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The Kapp Starostin Formation, Festningen Section, Spitsbergen

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This is the Kapp Starostin Formation, Festningen section, Spitsbergen. The uppermost of the 3 yellow limestone beds records the Middle Permian mass extinction. This is the first high latitude record of this crisis, which is now seen to be of global extent. The photo, from Isfjorden, Spitsbergen, was taken by Dierk Blomeier.

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Photographer: Dierk Blomeier. For David P.G. Bond and colleagues, <i>GSA Bulletin</i>, 2015.

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Credit: Photographer: Dierk Blomeier. For David P.G. Bond and colleagues, <i>GSA Bulletin</i>, 2015.

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