By reexamining the timing and connection
between magmatism [the movement of magma], climate change and extinction, we've created a model that explains what triggered the end - Permian mass extinction.»
Not exact matches
In every case, the team were able to link the age and composition of material in the inclusions to distinct tectonic events occurring locally in the Earth's crust, such as a collision
between plates, continental rifting or
magmatism.
Dr Farris notes: «This study examines the relationship
between arc
magmatism and tectonic change in a sequence of volcanic rocks along the Panama Canal.