Comparative analysis of paleoclimatic data for Carboniferous and Permian of the Kuznetsk Basin
https://doi.org/10.26907/2542-064X.2025.3.544-564
Abstract
This article presents the results of a comparative analysis of paleoclimatic data on the late Paleozoic of the Kuznetsk Basin. Using existing simulations of the Phanerozoic climate, Köppen–Geiger climate types were identified for eight time intervals across the late Paleozoic of the studied territory. The characteristics of the obtained climate types were compared with available paleobotanical, paleozoological, and lithological indicators. Their cenological metrics (taxonomic diversity, dominance, etc.) were examined. On average, the findings agree with established global climate trends of the late Paleozoic – from the humid tropical climate of the early Carboniferous to the more arid conditions of the Permian. Discrepancies between the simulation outcomes and the paleontological evidence were observed mainly in the interpretation of the short-term climatic episodes and local environmental changes.
Supporting agencies: V.V. Silantiev is gratefully acknowledged for fruitful discussion of the results. This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (no. 22-77-10045, https://rscf.ru/ project/22-77-10045/)
About the Authors
E. V. Karasev
Borissiak Paleontological Institute; Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Eugeny V. Karasev - Cand. Sci. (Biology), Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Paleobotany, Borissiak Paleontological Institute, RAS; Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Stratigraphy of Oil-and-Gas Bearing Reservoirs, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, KFU.
Moscow, Kazan
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A. S. Felker
Borissiak Paleontological Institute; Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Anastasia S. Felker - Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Junior Researcher, Arthropod Laboratory, Borissiak Paleontological Institute, RAS; Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Stratigraphy of Oil-and-Gas Bearing Reservoirs, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, KFU.
Moscow, Kazan
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A. S. Bakaev
Borissiak Paleontological Institute; Kazan Federal University; Udmurt State University; Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Aleksandr S. Bakaev – Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Researcher, Laboratory of Paleoichthyology, Borissiak Paleontological Institute, RAS; Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Stratigraphy of Oil-and-Gas Bearing Reservoirs, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, KFU; Associate Professor, Institute of Natural Sciences, Udmurt SU; Associate Professor, Department of Geology and Hydrometeorology, Samarkand SU named after Sharof Rashidov.
Moscow, Kazan, Izhevsk, Samarkand
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M. N. Urazaeva
Borissiak Paleontological Institute
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Milyausha N. Urazaeva - Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Associate Professor, Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies.
Moscow
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V. V. Zharinova
Borissiak Paleontological Institute; Branch of Kazan Federal University in the City of Jizzakh
Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan
Veronika V. Zharinova - Cand. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Senior Lecturer, Department of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, KFU; Senior Lecturer, Department of Exact Sciences and Information Technologies, Branch of KFU in the City of Jizzakh
Moscow, Jizzakh
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Karasev E.V., Felker A.S., Bakaev A.S., Urazaeva M.N., Zharinova V.V. Comparative analysis of paleoclimatic data for Carboniferous and Permian of the Kuznetsk Basin. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta Seriya Estestvennye Nauki. 2025;167(3):544-564. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2542-064X.2025.3.544-564
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