Pulses of ocean acidification at the Triassic–Jurassic boundary - Ocean Acidification

Pulses of ocean acidification at the Triassic–Jurassic boundary - Ocean Acidification

Mass extinctions have repeatedly perturbed the history of life, but their causes are often elusive. Ocean acidification has been implicated during Triassic–Jurassic environmental perturbations, but this interval lacks direct reconstructions of ocean pH. Here, we present boron isotope data from well-preserved fossil oysters, which provide evidence for acidification of ≥ 0.29 pH units coincident with a 2 ‰ […] The post Pulses of ocean acidificatio…