Science
Newly discovered mass extinction paved the way for dinosaurs – BBC Focus Magazine
Massive volcano eruptions led to increased rainfall in a period called the Carnian Pluvial Episode.
Dinosaurs had to contend with more than one mass extinction in their time but unlike the asteroid, one of them actually gave the dinosaurs a helping hand. The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE), newly discovered by an international team of scientists, took place 233 million years ago and cleared a path for the dinosaurs to thrive.
Massive volcano eruptions in western Canada most likely caused this extinction event, as lava rained down and formed a thick layer of basalt over the west coast of North A…
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