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Mass extinctions seen in the fossil record have had a large impact on the biodiversity seen today. The Permian mass extinction being the largest. What evidence supports the hypothesis that climate change may have been at least a partial cause to this extinction?

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Nickel Fingerprint for Siberian Volcanic eruptions

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Nickel fingerprint at the time of the extinction is the evidence of volcanic eruptions in Siberia that produced intense global warming and other environmental changes that led to the extinction of most species in the Permian.

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