AutisticMumTo3Mar 8, 2024

Shock cliff discovery reveals key stage in Earth’s development | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/fossil-forrest-minehead-cliff-butlins-b2508249.html

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Shock cliff discovery reveals key stage in Earth’s development

The discovery was made close to a Butlin’s holiday camp

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Liminal FictionMay 31, 2023

WRITER FUEL: One of Earth's biggest mass extinctions caused by rising sea levels in eerie echo of today.

https://www.limfic.com/2023/05/31/writer-fuel-one-of-the-biggest-mass-extinctions-has-eerie-parallels-to-today/

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Writer Fuel: One of the Biggest Mass Extinctions Has Eerie Parallels to Today

Depleting oxygen and rising hydrogen sulfide levels in the oceans may have been responsible for one of Earth's most significant mass extinctions more than 350 million years ago, a new study finds. The changes were likely driven by rising sea levels and have some spooky parallels to conditions seen today. Researchers studied samples of black...

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