New research reveals how El Nino caused the greatest ever mass extinction (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

New research reveals how El Nino caused the greatest ever mass extinction

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A geological field section reveals a desiccated (extreme dryness) land surface that was common all over the world 252 million years ago - a sign of our future to come.

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University of Bristol and China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

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