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University of Birmingham: Fossilized Oysters Hold Key to Mass Extinction, Study Finds
July 17, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news:

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Fossilised oysters hold key to mass extinction, study finds

Reconstruction of ocean pH finds rapid acidification of oceans caused by massive and sudden CO2 rise caused a mass extinction event 201 million years ago

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In the first and only reconstruction of ocean pH ever carried out, new research from the University of St Andrews an . . .

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