Oasis, Permian and Extinction Event

Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China
A new study reveals that a region in China's Turpan-Hami Basin served as a refugium, or "life oasis," for terrestrial plants during the end-Permian mass extinction, the most severe biological crisis since the Cambrian period.
A Life Oasis Protected Plants During the Permian Mass Extinction Event
Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.”
Scientists Find Life-Thriving “Oasis” During Earth’s Mass Extinction, 252M Years Ago
Scientists have found a rare life "oasis" where plants and animals thrived during Earth's deadliest mass extinction 252 million years ago.
The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.
Scientists Discover a Lost World in China That Survived Earth’s Greatest Mass Extinction
Scientists have uncovered a hidden prehistoric ecosystem in China that defied Earth's deadliest mass extinction, revealing a lost world that thrived while most life perished.
Chinese fossil site suggests land plants survived Earth’s worst mass extinction
A recently uncovered fossil location in China’s Turpan-Hami Basin suggests that some terrestrial ecosystems were only marginally affected by the most cataclysmic extinction event in Earth’s history, the end-Permian mass extinction.
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The 'Great Dying' — the worst mass extinction in our planet’s history — didn’t reach this isolated spot in China
The End-Permian mass extinction killed an estimated 80% of life on Earth, but new research suggests that plants might have ...
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Terrestrial ecological landscape at the onset of end Permian mass extinction (IMAGE)
Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape at the onset of end Permian mass extinction based on fossil ...
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Plants struggled for millions of years after the world's worst climate catastrophe
Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the most extreme periods of warming in Earth's history: the 'End-Permian Event'. A team of scientists from ...