Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 13:04
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period.