Paul Wignall

Paul Barry Wignall
Born1964
Bradford, England
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (BA), University of Birmingham (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplinePalaeontology, Sedimentology
InstitutionsUniversity of Leeds

Paul Barry Wignall is a British palaeontologist and sedimentologist. He is best known for his research on mass extinctions in the marine realm.[1][2][3], particularly via the interpretation of black shales.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Wignall, Paul B. (2001-03-01). "Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions". Earth-Science Reviews. 53 (1): 1–33. Bibcode:2001ESRv...53....1W. doi:10.1016/S0012-8252(00)00037-4. ISSN 0012-8252.
  2. ^ Wignall, Paul B.; Twitchett, Richard J. (1996-05-24). "Oceanic Anoxia and the End Permian Mass Extinction". Science. 272 (5265): 1155–1158. Bibcode:1996Sci...272.1155W. doi:10.1126/science.272.5265.1155. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 8662450. S2CID 35032406.
  3. ^ Hallam, Anthony; Wignall, Paul B. (1999). "Mass extinctions and sea-level changes". Earth-Science Reviews. 48 (4): 217–250. Bibcode:1999ESRv...48..217H. doi:10.1016/S0012-8252(99)00055-0.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Wignall, Paul B. (1994). Black Shales. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854038-8. OCLC 29469074.
  5. ^ Wignall, Paul B.; Myers, Keith J. (1988-05-01). "Interpreting benthic oxygen levels in mudrocks: A new approach". Geology. 16 (5): 452–455. Bibcode:1988Geo....16..452W. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1988)016<0452:IBOLIM>2.3.CO;2. ISSN 0091-7613.
  6. ^ Wignall, P. B.; Newton, R. (1998-09-01). "Pyrite framboid diameter as a measure of oxygen deficiency in ancient mudrocks". American Journal of Science. 298 (7): 537–552. Bibcode:1998AmJS..298..537W. doi:10.2475/ajs.298.7.537. ISSN 0002-9599.