The late Triassic was a time of plenty for Earth, and the planet was a veritable paradise for life. Even the land now known as Antarctica was temperate, moist and supported a diverse range of flora and fauna. On the shores of the ancient Irish Sea, four-legged reptiles roamed the land alongside amphibians and even 'mammal-like' reptiles.
Suddenly, disaster struck. In the geological blink of the eye (i.e. 10,000 years), life on Earth began to die. Two hundred million years ago, just before Pangea began to break apart, half of the known species on Earth disappeared. Many of the mammal-like reptiles were wiped out along with a vast array of single-celled and multicellular creatures on sea and land. Theories have been put forth about how this could have happened, but evidence of the true cause has eluded scientists for decades...
Find out more by clicking on the link below:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/28jan_extinction/
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| I say Sherlock: What happen? Well, Watson...ah now...oh by the way, have you seen my coke pipe anywhere? As to what happened, well Watson, I wasn't about that evening...or ever am for that matter... |
Find out more by clicking on the link below:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/28jan_extinction/
