Oxytropidoceras Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Volcanic eruptions triggered dawn of the dinosaurs (Huge pulses of volcanic activity are likely to have played a key role in triggering the end Triassic mass extinction, which set the scene for the rise and age of the dinosaurs, new Oxford University research has found.) http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/06/volcanic-eruptions-triggered-dawn-dinosaurs/115652 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170619151530.htm Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge volcanic eruptions by Mary Beth Griggs Popular Science http://www.popsci.com/volcanic-eruptions-dinosaur-evolution The paper is: Lawrence M. E. Percival, Micha Ruhl, Stephen P. Hesselbo, Hugh C. Jenkyns, Tamsin A. Mather, and essica H. Whiteside. Mercury evidence for pulsed volcanism during the end-Triassic mass extinction. PNAS, June 2017 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705378114 http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/06/13/1705378114 Yours, Paul H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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