Floral changes across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary linked to extensive volcanism
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 12:28
in Earth & Climate
The turnover of land plants in Europe at the boundary of the Triassic and Jurassic periods, 200 million years ago, was driven by environmental changes triggered by massive volcanic activity, according to a new study published online today (13 July) in Nature Geoscience. The study is titled 'Floral changes across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary linked to flood basalt volcanism.'...