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Dinosaurs roamed fiery landscapes

Adam Khor · 2012-03-30 20:12:47

Wildfires were especially frequent during the Cretaceous according to this study, due to higher oxygen concentrations during the Cretaceous. http://www.livescience.com/19388-fiery-dinosaur-landscape.html

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Adam Khor

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Wildfires were especially frequent during the Cretaceous according to this study, due to higher oxygen concentrations during the Cretaceous.

http://www.livescience.com/19388-fiery-dinosaur-landscape.html

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#2 01-04-2012 2:27pm
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Makes sense if there was higher o2 concentrations there would be more combustion.

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