redleaf101 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Atlantic Canadian mega-volcanoes blamed in mass extinction End Triassic extinction wiped out half the world's species 200 Ma (million years ago) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/03/22/science-end-triassic-mass-extinction-volcanoes.html Here's another article related to this subject.. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130321141450.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Very interesting! The break up of Pangea, with the changes in ocean currents, had a profound effect on global climate; this massive volcanism could have added to the wallop. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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