supported by the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (Nos. 40472015 and 40802001);the State Key Laboratory of Modern Paleontology and Stratigraphy (No. 083113);the postdoctoral funds of China (No. 20070420523);the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources (GPMR200701)
A continuous Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB) section has been found and studied for the first time in Xiushui, Jiangxi Province, South China. Evidence for a large sealevel fall has been found in the horizon of 0.8 m...