The cause of Earth's largest environmental catastrophe
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The eruption of giant masses of magma in Siberia 250 million years ago led to the Permo-Triassic mass extinction when more than 90 % of all species became extinct. Scientists report on a new idea with respect to the origin of the Siberian eruptions and their relation to the mass extinction.