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Devonian and Carboniferous global events are described. Their magnitude ranges from short-termed geo-events without major biotic changes up to highest order mass-extinctin events. All bio-events are proximately caused by environmental changes such as anoxic episodes and/or sea-level changes.
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Walliser, O.H. (1996). Global Events in the Devonian and Carboniferous. In: Walliser, O.H. (eds) Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79634-0_11
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