Re: Mega eruption may have wiped out [Cambrian] life

[Dora Smith <villandra@austin.rr.com>]

Am I mixed up?   There was one major extinction during the Permian; at its 
end, supposed to have been caused by the Siberian traps, right?

Yours,
Dora Smith
Austin, TX
tiggernut24@yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K and T Dykes" <ktdykes@arcor.de>
To: <villandra@austin.rr.com>
Cc: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: Mega eruption may have wiped out [Cambrian] life


> Hi Dora,
>
> <<How does this fit in terms of time to the theory that the Siberian 
> basalt
> flood eruption caused the end Permian extinction?>>
>
> It doesn't, seeing as it's completely irrelevant.
>
> <<Were the two events close together in time?>>
>
> No.  500+ million years and 250 million years are approximately 250+ 
> million
> years apart.



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