{"671479":{"#nid":"671479","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Study reshapes understanding of mass extinction in Late Devonian era","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDiverse and full of sea life, the Earth\u2019s Devonian era \u2014 taking place more than 370 million years ago \u2014 saw the emergence of the first seed-bearing plants, which spread as large forests across the continents of Gondwana and Laurussia. However, a mass extinction event near the end of this era has long been the subject of debate. Some scientists argue the Late Devonian mass extinction was caused by large-scale volcanic eruptions, causing global cooling. Others argue a mass deoxygenation event\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.iu.edu\/live\/news\/18907-evolution-of-tree-roots-may-have-driven-mass\u0022\u003Ecaused by the expansion of land plants\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;was to blame.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-01087-8\u0022\u003Erecently published study in the journal Communications Earth and Environment\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;now posits that both factors played a role \u2014 and draws attention to the environmental tipping points the planet faces today. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, contributed to the study.\u0026nbsp;(This story also appears in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/unraveling-earths-ancient-secrets-new-study-reshapes-understanding-of-devonian-era-mass-extinction\/\u0022\u003ESciTechDaily\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/12\/231207161509.htm\u0022\u003EScienceDaily\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDiverse and full of sea life, the Earth\u2019s Devonian era \u2014 taking place more than 370 million years ago \u2014 saw the emergence of the first seed-bearing plants, which spread as large forests across the continents of Gondwana and Laurussia. However, a mass extinction event near the end of this era has long been the subject of debate. Some scientists argue the Late Devonian mass extinction was caused by large-scale volcanic eruptions, causing global cooling. Others argue a mass deoxygenation event\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.iu.edu\/live\/news\/18907-evolution-of-tree-roots-may-have-driven-mass\u0022\u003Ecaused by the expansion of land plants\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;was to blame.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43247-023-01087-8\u0022\u003Erecently published study in the journal Communications Earth and Environment\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;now posits that both factors played a role \u2014 and draws attention to the environmental tipping points the planet faces today. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, contributed to the study. (This story also appears in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scitechdaily.com\/unraveling-earths-ancient-secrets-new-study-reshapes-understanding-of-devonian-era-mass-extinction\/\u0022\u003ESciTechDaily\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/12\/231207161509.htm\u0022\u003EScienceDaily\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-12-07 21:30:41","changed_gmt":"2024-02-05 19:48:44","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Indiana University","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/news.iu.edu\/live\/news\/33770-study-reshapes-understanding-of-mass-extinction-in","dateline":{"date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"170504","name":"Chris Reinhard"},{"id":"193335","name":"mass extinction"},{"id":"193336","name":"mass deoxygenation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}