Open AccessA Dip in Atmospheric Carbon May Have Facilitated Dinosaur Dispersal
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo156223
Subject(s) - biological dispersal , astrobiology , environmental science , ecology , atmospheric carbon cycle , geology , geography , paleontology , biology , carbon cycle , ecosystem , sociology , population , demography
Herbivorous dinosaurs migrated north across Pangea beginning about 214 million years ago, coincident with a downturn in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.