Massive Undersea Volcanism May Explain Frequent Extinctions in Triassic Period

Jan 29, 2026 - 10:45
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Massive Undersea Volcanism May Explain Frequent Extinctions in Triassic Period
Early Earth. Image credit: Peter Sawyer / Smithsonian Institution.

A team of geologists from China and Australia has found evidence that episodic eruptions from vast marine large igneous provinces (LIPs) drove repeated lower-order extinction events in the Triassic period.

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