Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth
Australian National University, February 2, 2022
EurekaAlert posting
Scientists discover lost range of 'supermountains' three times longer than
the Himalayas By Brandon Specktor, Live Science, February 4, 2022
The destruction of these ancient mountains may have fueled Earth's
biggest evolution booms.
Selected papers:
Zhu, Z., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C.M., Brocks, J.J. and Chen, B., 2022.
The temporal distribution of Earth's supermountains and their potential
link to the rise of atmospheric oxygen and biological evolution. Earth
and Planetary Science Letters, 580, p.117391.
Squire, R.J., Campbell, I.H., Allen, C.M. and Wilson, C.J., 2006. Did the
Transgondwanan Supermountain trigger the explosive radiation of
animals on Earth?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 250(1-2), pp.116-133.
Yorus,
Paul H.