Global ocean redox changes before and during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event

Geochemical modeling shows that just a several percent expansion of O2-free areas with toxic sulfide build-up likely contributed to biodiversity loss or reorganization during the Toarcian mass extinction 183 million years ago.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandra Kunert, Brian Kendall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36516-x