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Ocean Acidification & the Permo-Triassic Mass Extinction
Source info:
| Author: | Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D. |
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| Date: | 2015-04-13 15:04:00 |
| Blog: | Palaeoblog  |
| URL: | http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/ocean-acidification-permo-triassic-mass.html |
Summary:
Ocean acidification and the Permo-Triassic mass extinction. 2015. Clarkson, et al. Science Art by Basil WolvertonChanges to the Earth's oceans, caused by extreme volcanic activity, triggered the greatest extinction of all time 252 million years ago that wiped out more than 90 per cent of marine species and more than two-thirds of the animals living on land.Abstract[edit]: Ocean acidificationContent analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Triassic [2] |
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| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Triassic [0.33] Mesozoic [0.33] Phanerozoic [0.33] |
Keywords:
animals, Art, Basil WolvertonChanges, cent, Clarkson, Earth, edit, et al, Extinction Ocean acidification, extreme volcanic activity, greatest extinction, marine species, oceans, permo-triassic mass extinction, Science, time, two-thirds
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