WHAT CAUSED THE MAJOR BIOTIC TURNOVER IN SHALLOW MARINE SETTINGS DURING THE PETM EVENT: CHANGE IN THE SEA-LEVEL OR SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES? (INSIGHTS FROM EASTERN NEO-TETHYS)
MUHAMMAD, Kamran1, FRONTALINI, Fabrizio2, XI, Dang peng1, PAPAZZONI, Cesare Andrea3, MIRZA, Kamran4, MOHIBULLAH, Mohibullah5, FAWAD, Nadir6, ILTAF, Khawaja Hasnain7 and WAN, Xiaoqiao1, (1)State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China, (2)Dipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate (DiSPeA), Universita degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Campus Scientifico, Localita Crocicchia, Urbino 61029, Italy, Urbino 61029, Italy, Urbino, 61029, Italy, (3)Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy, Modena, 41125, Italy, (4)Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 22567, Lahore, 22567, Lahore, 22567, 22567, China, (5)Department of Geology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, Balochistan, Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan 25786, Pakistan, (6)State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shanghai 200092, China, (7)1 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, Arlington, Texas 76019, Arlington, Texas 76019, Arlington, TX 76019