Life on land and tropical overheating 250 million years ago
Date:
January 9, 2018
Source:
University of Bristol
Summary:
One of the key effects of the end-Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was rapid heating of tropical waters and atmospheres. How this affected life on land has been uncertain until now. New research shows how early reptiles were expelled from the tropics.
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180109214946.htm