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Mammalian Ancestors Shed Light on The Great Dying

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An artist's depiction of a lystrosaurus munching on a prehistoric plant. It looks kind of like a hippo with a beak. The main body of the animal is grey-ish green and it's beak is ivory with two tusks jutting out from its top jaw.

As we move through the Sixth Extinction, it can be beneficial to examine what caused massive die-offs in the past. Lystrosaurus specimens from South Africa have been found that may …read more Continue reading Mammalian Ancestors Shed Light on The Great Dying→

Figuring Out Earth’s Past Climate Through Paleoclimatology And Its Lessons For Today

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Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, Earth would gain its first atmosphere, yet this was an atmosphere that was completely unlike the atmosphere we know today. Today’s oxygen-rich atmosphere we’re familiar …read more Continue reading Figuring Out Earth’s Past Climate Through Paleoclimatology And Its Lessons For Today→