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The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.
Ancient Fossils Reveal Survival Secrets of Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction
Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna has uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate change 250 million years ago.
Climate chaos: The mass extinction that reshaped life on Earth
Research shows how Earth's climate suddenly warmed 10°C, transforming ecosystems and causing the worst mass extinction in history.
Study finds 'oasis of life' thrived in NW China during Earth's worst mass extinction
NANJING -- A new study has revealed that a region of the Turpan-Hami Basin in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was an "oasis of life" for terrestrial plants during a catastrophic biological crisis that occurred on Earth about 252 million years ago.
A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event
(Image Credit: Yang Dinghua) Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape before the end Permian mass extinction based on fossil palynomorphs, plants , and tetrapods recovered, as well as sedimentological data from the South Taodonggou ...
Amphibians bounce-back from Earth's greatest mass extinction
Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.
Scientists discover a ‘life oasis’ that survived Earth’s deadliest mass extinction
The end-Permian mass extinction, which struck around 252 million years ago, was the most devastating biological crisis in Earth's history. Over 80% of marine species disappeared, leaving the oceans nearly lifeless.
Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants ...
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'Life oasis' in China: Fossil site reveals plants survived Earth's deadliest extinction 252 million years ago
A groundbreaking discovery in China's Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems remained largely unaffected ...
Violent Supernovae May Have Triggered Two Mass Extinctions
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
Earth’s ‘Great Dying’ killed 80-90% of life. How some amphibians survived.
Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...
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Supernova study suggests space blasts wiped out ancient life on Earth
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions'
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Keele University say these ...