Terrestrial biodiversity recovered faster after Permo-Triassic extinction than previously believed
Monday, October 10, 2011 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
While the cause of the mass extinction that occurred between the Permian and Triassic periods is still uncertain, researchers collected data that show that terrestrial biodiversity recovered much faster than previously thought, potentially contradicting several theories for the cause of the extinction.