Fernández Barrenechea, José MaríaBorruel Abadía, VioletaGalán Abellán, Ana BelénLópez Gómez, JoséEsterle, JoanMcCann, TomHorra Del Barco, Raúl De LaRonchi, AusonioGianolla, PieroLuque Del Villar, Francisco Javier2026-01-162026-01-162026-01-05Barrenechea, J. F., Borruel-Abadía, V., Galán-Abellán, A. B., López-Gómez, J., Esterle, J., McCann, T., De La Horra, R., Ronchi, A., Gianolla, P., Luque, F. J., Rossi, V. M., Paterson, N., Smith, R. M. H., Wolvaardt, D., Brookfield, M. E., Bourquin, S., & Ubide, T. (2026). Latitude affects continental acidity in the Smithian–Spathian boundary biotic crisis. Geological Magazine, 163, e2. https://doi.org/10.1017/S00167568251004720016-756810.1017/S0016756825100472https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/130491The extent to which continental acidity during the Early Triassic varied with latitude remains insufficiently constrained, despite its relevance for understanding environmental stress and biotic recovery patterns across the Smithian–Spathian boundary (SSB). We examined the abundance, textures and compositions of strontium-rich hydrated aluminium phosphate–sulphate (APS) minerals in 179 continental samples spanning tropical to high paleolatitudes in both hemispheres. APS minerals display broadly comparable early-diagenetic features across sections, indicating formation shortly after deposition under acidic meteoric conditions. Their distribution suggests a latitudinal trend: APS contents commonly exceed 0.1 vol.% in equatorial western peri-Tethyan basins, where faunal and floral records are sparse during the SSB, whereas concentrations decrease towards higher latitudes and are rare beyond ∼40° in both hemispheres. This pattern does not appear to correlate with lithological or textural variability and may reflect spatial differences in the intensity or duration of acidification linked to Siberian Traps volcanism. Equatorial basins thus likely experienced more prolonged or recurrent acidic episodes, whereas higher-latitude areas may have been subject to comparatively attenuated effects, potentially contributing to earlier ecological recovery. These results provide a useful framework for evaluating continental acidification and its environmental implications during the interval following the end-Permian mass extinction (EPME).engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1469-5081https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016756825100472https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/latitude-affects-continental-acidity-in-the-smithianspathian-boundary-biotic-crisis/F6671A25CEAA8B7DEA1F45F2469672C6open access551.761.1AciditySmithian–SpathianAPS mineralsLatitudeContinentalGeología estratigráfica2506.19 Estratigrafía