Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...
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'Life oasis' provided refuge for plants during Earth's worst extinction event
A region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium - or “life oasis”- for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian ...
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China discovers terrestrial "Life oasis" from end-Permian mass extinction period
A new study reveals that a region in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or “Life oasis” for terrestrial plants ...
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The Dolomites: The Mountains That Rose From the Sea
Italy’s pale and towering Dolomite Mountains are an offshoot of the more extensive Alps, and are famous for their snowy ...
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Newly Discovered Mass Extinction Refuge Reveals Ancient Secrets for Surviving Climate Catastrophes
An ancient mass extinction event left a long-hidden refuge, whose survivors repopulated the Earth much faster than previously ...
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Pangaea might have contributed to one of the world’s worst mass extinctions
The coastal regions wouldn’t be too dissimilar to today with the exception of course, of now long-extinct fauna and flora. At the end of the Permian Period (circa 250 million years ago), one of ...
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A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event
Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.” ...
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The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, something killed some 90 percent of the planet's species. Less than 5 percent of the animal species in the seas survived. On land ...