Global events of the Late Paleozoic (Early Devonian to Middle Permian): A review

The Late Paleozoic (Early Devonian to Middle Permian) was an interval of profound changes in Earth-surface systems, reflected in dynamic interplay among the biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere. Major events transpired, including the colonization of landmasses by vascular plants, the assembly of the supercontinent Pangea, two first-order mass extinctions (the Frasnian-Famennian and Devonian-Carboniferous boundary events), and the...