UM-Bot Posted August 22, 2003 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2003 A massive methane explosion frothing out of the world's oceans 250 million years ago caused the Earth's worst mass extinction, claims a US geologist. Similar, smaller-scale events could have happened since, which might explain the Biblical flood, for example, suggests Gregory Ryskin of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois1. View: Full Article | Source: nature.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuffypuffer Posted August 22, 2003 #2 Share Posted August 22, 2003 How did the animals that made it survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tioria Posted August 23, 2003 #3 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I imagine that they adapted to their surroundings, or at least their offspring did. I guess you would have to determine how big the cloud of methane was in order to know how much it affected different types of species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anirbas Posted August 23, 2003 #4 Share Posted August 23, 2003 oh what a neat theory i like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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