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(A) scheme of Frasnian-Famennian (F-F) global event and two-step Kellwasser crisis, and related volcanic events; (B) locations of F-F sites studied for mercury abundances, compared to inferred proximity to coeval large igneous provinces. Image credit: Racki et al.

Volcanic Eruptions Led to Mass Extinction 370 Million Years Ago

May 2, 2018 by News Staff

An international team of geologists from Poland and the UK has found evidence that the Late Devonian mass extinction, which occurred approximately 370...