A groundbreaking study published in Science, co-led by researchers from the University of Bristol and China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), has uncovered new insights into the causes of the most catastrophic mass extinction in Earth’s history: the Permian-Triassic extinction. This event, which took place around 252 million years ago, wiped out approximately 90% of marine […]
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Ammonites Disappeared in the Same Catastrophic Event that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs.
Contrary to previous beliefs, this research, published in Nature Communications and led by paleontologists from the University of Bristol, demonstrates that the fate of ammonites was not predestined by a gradual decline but was a result of the same catastrophic event that wiped out the dinosaurs. For over 350 million years, ammonites thrived in Earth’s […]
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Researchers Decode One of the Greatest Environmental Disasters in Earth’s History, the “Carnian Crisis”
The study, published in Scientific Reports, reveals astonishing details about how the global climate changed 233 million years ago, leading to a massive extinction in the seas of the Mesozoic era. The global “Carnian Crisis”, which lasted for two million years (from 234 to 232 million years ago), left its mark on the rocks of […]
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Levels of Deoxygenation Similar to Current Ones Played a Key Role in Past Marine Extinctions
A new study warns that the current stability of marine ecosystems is likely more fragile than it appears. Ocean deoxygenation is expected to significantly increase in response to global warming and increased nutrient runoff from continents. Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role low-oxygen conditions in the oceans, known […]
