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A few spotlights are directed to the development of knowledge on global events. In addition, the activity and results of the IGCP Project 216, Global Biological Events in Earth History, are summarized.
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Walliser, O.H. (1996). The Idea of Global Events. 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_1
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