New, tighter timeline confirms ancient volcanism aligned with dinosaurs' extinction
Princeton NJ (SPX) Dec 23, 2014 - A definitive geological timeline shows that a series of massive volcanic explosions 66 million years ago spewed enormous amounts of climate-altering gases into the atmosphere immediately before and during the extinction event that claimed Earth's non-avian dinosaurs, according to new research from Princeton University. A primeval volcanic range in western India known as the Deccan Traps, w ... more
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