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Scientists find ancient tree roots flooded oceans with excess nutrients, triggering mass extinction of life. Could today's human activity cause the same?
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. The evolution of tree roots may have triggered a series of mass extinctions that rocked the Earth s oceans during the Devonian Period over 300 million years ago, according to a study led by scientists at IUPUI, along with colleagues in the United Kingdom. Science News | Research: Evolution of Tree Roots May Have Driven Mass Extinction.
According to a study conducted by scientists at IUPUI and colleagues in the United Kingdom, the emergence of tree roots may have set off a sequence of major extinctions that shook the Earth s waters around 300 million years ago.