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Volcano Role in Dino Death Gets Mercury Boost

Volcano Role in Dino Death Gets Mercury Boost

Science Quickly

January 20, 20164m 6s

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Researchers found a spike in mercury, which is produced by volcanoes, in ancient ocean sediments from southern France that span the time of the dinosaurs' mass extinction, lending support to the idea that massive eruptions played a role, in addition to the asteroid impact.

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