Earth’s worst extinction was followed by a shockingly fast ocean comeback
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Scientists discovered over 30,000 fossils on Arctic island Spitsbergen showing marine ecosystems recovered dramatically faster than expected after Earth's worst mass extinction 252 million years ago. The 249-million-year-old bonebed reveals complex ocean food webs with diverse marine reptiles emerged within just three million years, challenging theories of slow eight-million-year recovery.
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