The arrival of tree roots may have triggered mass extinctions in the ocean
The first land plants to develop penetrating root systems, around 400 million years ago, could very well have triggered a series of mass extinctions in the ocean. The expansion of plants on dry land was a great moment on Earth, completely restructuring the terrestrial biosphere. According to researchers from Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis …
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