New Evidence Links Volcanic Winters to the Dawn of Dinosaur Dominance
New research reveals that rapid, sulfur-heavy volcanic eruptions plunged Earth into deadly cold snaps, wiping out competitors and giving insulated dinosaurs an unexpected edge. For decades, scientists believed that rising carbon dioxide levels from ancient supervolcanoes slowly cooked the planet, triggering the end-Triassic extinction 201 million years ago. But a groundbreaking study published in Proceedings ...
