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Global Anoxia Ruled Out As Main Culprit In the P-T Extinction

Garin writes "The late Permian saw the greatest mass extinction event of all-time. The causes for this extinction are hotly debated, but one key piece of the puzzle has recently been revealed: while the deep-water environments were anoxic, shallower waters showed clear signs of being oxygenated. This rules out global anoxia, and strongly suggests that other factors, such as the Siberian Traps vulcanism, must have played a dominant role. From the article: 'Rather than the direct cause of global extinction, anoxia may be more a contributing factor along with numerous other impacts associated with Siberian Traps eruption and other perturbations to the Earth system.' See the full research article (behind a paywall) here."

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  1. Re:Gasping by symbolset · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    First, when we passed 400 PPM you were not the guy that submitted the news to /. That was me. Where were you then, that you could not be bothered?

    It's a really big thing, but it isn't the thing you're making it to be. You are trying to twist it to your own purpose. When big things happen charlatans appear on the periphery to reap profits from fear and uncertainty. Is that you? What's your angle?

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  2. Re:Gasping by able1234au · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    No i didn't post it. You did. You are confused about that?

    No i am not a charlatan planning to reap profits from fear and uncertainty. Why, are you giving lessons?