end-Triassic extinction: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Nature - End-Triassic mass extinction started by intrusive CAMP activity. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Extinction: end-Triassic mass extinction. Oct 22, 2023
Links added. Jun 01, 2023
Added cross-reference. Jan 27, 2023
Noted that the rifting of Pangea may have released up to 100,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide, which likely raised average global temperatures by as much as 10–15 Β°C (18–27 Β°F). Apr 15, 2021
Added a photograph of ammonoids. May 18, 2020
Text noting that the timing of the onset of volcanism matched the timing of the extinction added. Apr 08, 2013
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - The Department of Paleobiology - End-Triassic Extinction. Aug 24, 2011
Ranking of overall mass extinction severity changed from fifth to fourth. Apr 23, 2009
New article added. Apr 22, 2009
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