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Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction
2013-03-23 19:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: More than 200 million years ago, a massive extinction decimated 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species, marking the end of the Triassic period and the onset of the Jurassic. This devastating event cleared the way for dinosaurs to dominate Earth for the next 135 million years, taking over ecological niches formerly occupied by other marine and terrestrial species. It's not entirely clear what caused the end-Triassic extinction, although most scientists agree on a likely scenario: Over a relatively...
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