Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

1. Major global change: framework for the modern world / J.M. Dickins, Yang Zunyi and Yin Hongfu -- 2. Carboniferous-to-Triassic evolution of the Panthalassan margin in southern South America / Oscar R. Lopez-Gamundi and Christoph Breitkreuz -- 3. Permian and Triassic geologic events in Sonora, northwestern Mexico / Carlos Gonzalez-Leon, Spencer G. Lucas and Jaime Roldan-Quintana -- 4. Advances in the correlation of the Permian / Galina V. Kotlyar -- 5. Examples of late Hercynian transtensional tectonics in the Southern Alps (Italy) / G. Cassinis, C.R. Perotti and C. Venturini -- 6. Succession of selected bioevents in the continental Permian of the Southern Alps (Italy): improvements in intrabasinal and interregional correlations / Maria Alessandra Conti, Nino Mariotti and Umberto Nicosia [and others] -- 7. Permian chronostratigraphic subdivisions and events in China / Yang Zunyi, Zhan Lipei and Yang Jiduan [and others].

The interval between the Carboniferous and Jurassic is marked by major changes in the structure and character of the Earth, associated with massive earthquakes, volcanic activity, and large scale changes of life at the Permian-Triassic and the Triassic-Jurassic boundaries. In this volume, an international assemblage of geologists reveals a wide range of information about these events in the circum-Pacific, as a conclusion to International Geological Correlation Programme Project 272. They explore the nature of the changes in the Late Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic, and suggest issues for future investigation through the study of palaeontology, biostratigraphy, tectonics, magmatic and volcanic development, ore deposition, palaeography and climate. As the circum-Pacific region becomes increasingly important for hydrocarbon and mineral exploration, this book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students.