Thermal Erosion of Cratonic Lithosphere as a Potential Trigger for Mass-Extinction

Thermal erosion of cratonic lithosphere as a potential trigger for mass-extinction

The temporal coincidence between large igneous provinces (LIPs) and mass extinctions has led many to pose a causal relationship between the two. However, there is still no consensus on a mechanistic model that explains how magmatism leads to the turnover of terrestrial and marine plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. Here we present a synthesis of ammonite biostratigraphy, isotopic data and high precision U-Pb zircon dates from the Triassic-Jur…

What Kept Earth Boiling After The Great Dying? Scientists Reveal Mystery

Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth remained hot for millions of years

'The Great Dying' mass extinction was a warning from the trees, study says

As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on Earth.

Six ends of the world: What is the threat to the earth from modern extinction

The Earth is experiencing its sixth mass extinction of living beings. The fact that the planet was able to “recover” from the previous five does not provide insurance against failure. And even if so, we may not see a happy ending

How Ancient Mass Extinctions Revealed Earth's Evolution into a Super Greenhouse

Here’s a rewritten version of the provided content while retaining the HTML tags: Current forest die-offs due to global warming resemble those from the Permian and Triassic extinction events. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images Following a dramatic increase in carbon dioxide levels 252 million years ago, the death of forests resulted in enduring climate alterations, [...] The post How Ancient Mass Extinctions Revealed Earth’s Evolution into a Su…