An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life
A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.
Earth’s ‘Great Dying’ killed 80-90% of life. How some amphibians survived.
Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...
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The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
Behind the dinosaurs was a case with skulls of Permian synapsids. They don't get many visitors. Lystrosaurus, the synapsid that inherited the barren world of the Triassic, stared out empty-eyed.
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Hiker accidentally stumbles upon 280-million-year-old discovery in Italian Alps: 'Very important'
As explained by the Guardian, scientists said they believe Claudia Steffensen and her husband uncovered the first trace of an ...
Ancient Fossils Reveal Survival Secrets of Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction
Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, ...
Ancient amphibians bounced back from Earth's greatest mass extinction by exploiting freshwater prey, study suggests
The end-Permian mass extinction event ... and by hiding in sparse water bodies. But when the ancestors of dinosaurs and of ...
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252 million years ago ancient frogs outsmarted Earth’s deadliest extinction: Study
This extinction event occurred 252 million years ago and was most likely triggered by a cascade of volcanic eruptions. ​​ Though 90% of life perished, some species survived despite the environmental ...
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The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
The spot may have served as a refugium–or life oasis–for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, when 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out about 252 million years ...
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Tulsa Zoo gives first look at new dinosaur exhibit
The Tulsa Zoo is showing off its new exhibit, which takes guests through an immersive area full of different dinosaurs and ...
Plants struggled for millions of years after the world's worst climate catastrophe, scientists reveal
A team of scientists from University College Cork (UCC), the University of Connecticut, and the Natural History Museum of ...
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Tulsa Zoo gives first look at new dinosaur exhibit
This includes dinosaurs from the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, along with giant creatures from the Ice Age. "Guests have the opportunity to see some of their favorites like ...