How a major volcanic eruption paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs (IMAGE)

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How a major volcanic eruption paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs

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The timing and causes of the five mass extinctions (based on data from Tohoku University and other sources and interviews

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Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

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