TOPICS:ExtinctionGeologyGeorge Mason UniversityPaleontologyUniversity Of Maryland
By UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND APRIL 15, 2023
The Bakken Shale Formation has offered a new insight into Earth’s geological history, revealing a major trigger for several biotic crises during the late Devonian Period: euxinia, or oxygen depletion and hydrogen sulfide expansion in large water bodies. This research not only helps understand Earth’s past but also warns of potential consequences of global warming, such as decreased diversity and increased extinction rates.
A major oil source in North America reveals insights into one of the planet’s most devastating mass extinctions.
The Bakken Shale Formation, spanning an area of 200,000 square miles beneath parts of Canada and North Dakota, has been a prolific source of oil and natural gas for North America for the past 70 years. Recent findings have now unveiled…
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