Page Quinton, University of Missouri-Columbia (IMAGE)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Page Quinton, University of Missouri-Columbia

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Page Quinton verified evidence suggesting carbon dioxide decreased significantly at the end of the Ordovician Period, 450 million years ago, preceding an ice age and eventual mass extinction. These results will help climatologists better predict future environmental changes.

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Jordan Yount, College of Arts and Science

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