News Headline
Extreme volcanism did not cause the massive extinction of species in the late Cretaceous
Source
Phys.org
Publication Date
2021-09-20
A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on the massive extinction of species in the late Cretaceous. The results confirm the hypothesis that it was a giant meteorite impact what caused the great biological crisis that ended up with the non-avian dinosaur lineages and other marine and terrestrial organisms 66 million years ago.
Content
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-extreme-volcanism-massive-extinction-species.html