The Siberian Traps and Volcanic Mass Extinction

Published On: December 14, 2014

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About 252 million years ago, the largest mass extinction and the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth history occurred apparently synchronously.

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Siberian Traps
Deccan Traps

Tags: 2015, Flood basalt, Geomorphology, Hydrogen Sulfide, Mass Extinction, MIT, Russia, Siberia, Siberian Traps, Video

Categories: Environment, Films, Geosphere, Greenhouse Gases, Methane (CH4), Video, Volcanos

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