FSU researchers find decrease in crucial trace element preceded ancient mass extinction

Tallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 23, 2022

A decline in the element molybdenum across the planet's oceans preceded a significant extinction event approximately 183 million years ago, new research from Florida State University shows. The decrease may have contributed to the mass extinction, in which up to 90% of species in the oceans perished, and it suggests that much more organic carbon was buried in the extinction event than had