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Triassic Period
Coverage of Triassic Period in the Nexus archive.
- Ancient global warming fueled a fiery chapter in Europe’s past
A study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that ancient wildfires fueled by fern-dominated landscapes occurred in Europe during extreme global warming 201 million years ago. Researchers linked volcanic activity from Pangea's breakup to rising temperatures, which transformed forests into flammable fern savannahs, causing widespread burning.