Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction

Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 02:43 PM PDT

Some 200 million years ago, an increase in atmospheric CO2 caused acidification of the oceans and global warming that killed off 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species on Earth.

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