Major volcanic activity may have resulted in the second-largest extinction event in Earth’s history. Photo: Shutterstock
How China and North America drove a mass extinction event 450 million years ago
- A new study suggests that massive volcanic eruptions created the second-largest mass extinction event 450 million years ago
- While an asteroid strike may have been a decisive factor in killing the dinosaurs, a study author suggests the new model should complicate our idea of the extinction
Major volcanic activity may have resulted in the second-largest extinction event in Earth’s history. Photo: Shutterstock
