#triassic

#OceanWarming #ClimateChange *Earth's Biggest Mass Extinction Reveals Chilling Parallels to Today's World* (1/n) #Via #JessCockerill / #Nature https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-biggest-mass-extinction-reveals-chilling-parallels-to-todays-world "...the findings paint a pretty clear picture. "The bad news is, 👉we are on track for #Permian-#Triassic levels of warming in worst-case scenario projections👈," says #Stanford #EarthScientist #ErikSperling. "But the good news is,... cc @kim_harding@mastodon.scot

There is a layer in Late Triassic rocks in Europe called ‘the dark zone’, because it's full of darkening of pollen and spores. Its origin is in forest collapse and intense fires during the end-Triassic mass extinction. Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-02048-4 #Triassic #MassExtinction #Paleoecology #Forest