“…Grasby, Beauchamp, Embry, & Sanei, ; Huang, Chen, Wignall, & Zhao, ; Lau et al, ; Song et al, ; Tian et al, ; Wignall et al, ) have revealed that the three major anoxic events occurred in the Early Triassic (late Changhsingian–early Dienerian, Smithian–early Spathian and middle Spathian). In addition to the Early Triassic anoxia, the early Middle Triassic (Anisian) anoxic events are recognized and discussed in Japan and South China (Fujisaki et al, ; Huang et al, ; Kubo, Isozaki, & Matsuo, ; Song et al, ; Sugitani & Mimura, ; Wignall et al, ). These studies suggest that the anoxic interval was not restricted to the PTB, but had a much longer duration, until the Anisian (~ 10 Myr of the Triassic).…”