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Earth Recovered Quickly From Extinction Event

Posted by michael on from the dodo-bird-still-not-recovered dept.

jmoloug1 writes "Traditional theory is that the earth took up to 10 million years to recover from the dinosaur extinction event. However a newly discovered site has revealed that this estimate may be way off. CNN has the article describing how quickly a tropical rain forest grew after the catastrophic event 65 million years a go."

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  1. I love to paleontology numbers... by pruneau · · Score: 3, Funny

    Good news guys, if we manage to trigger a nuclear winter, it will only take 1.4 millions years to have forests back instead of 10 !

    ...Plan accordingly for the food into your nuclear shelter guys.

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    1. Re: I love to paleontology numbers... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


      > Good news guys, if we manage to trigger a nuclear winter, it will only take 1.4 millions years to have forests back instead of 10 !

      > ...Plan accordingly for the food into your nuclear shelter guys.

      Cool! With the saved space and reduced food requirements I can now plan on taking four girls instead of three!

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  2. This just in by billcopc · · Score: 1, Funny

    In other news, a crack team of researchers led by world-famous physicist Mister Wizard, have been found guilty of pulling numbers out of their ass.

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    1. Re:This just in by Perdo · · Score: 3, Funny

      wrong story.. I think you want the worldcom/anderson story. This is about a quick envirimental recovery not a quik economic recovery. That will probably take longer than 1.5 million years

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