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To: JimSEA

The P-T impact was probably on the ocean somewhere, as the oceanic carbon shifted from C13 toward C12, which is something that volcanic eruptions won’t do; either the C12 was in the impactor, or the impact released methane ices on the ocean floor.

These large asteroid impacts blanket the Earth with cloud cover in a couple of hours, and this takes years to clear. The hydrologic cycle slows to a crawl as solar energy can’t reach the surface. Within days large fauna start to die, and vegetation eaters begin to starve. Predator species eventually run out of food; they may even lose their marbles from the constant darkness.


29 posted on 05/19/2014 7:39:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ocean temperatures of 40C may have released some of the “frozen” methane very late in the progression initiated by the traps. In fact, that is what a number of geologists believe happened. Time will tell.


30 posted on 05/19/2014 7:56:04 PM PDT by JimSEA
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