[Rockhounds] Volcanoes, Not Impacts, Caused End Triassic Mass Extinction

[Paul]

Volcanic eruptions triggered dawn of the dinosaurs
(Huge pulses of volcanic activity are likely to have
played a key role in triggering the end Triassic mass
extinction, which set the scene for the rise and age
of the dinosaurs, new Oxford University research
has found.)
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/06/volcanic-eruptions-triggered-dawn-dinosaurs/115652
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170619151530.htm

Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge
volcanic eruptions by Mary Beth Griggs  Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com/volcanic-eruptions-dinosaur-evolution

The paper is:

Lawrence M. E. Percival, Micha Ruhl, Stephen P.
Hesselbo, Hugh C. Jenkyns, Tamsin A. Mather, and
essica H. Whiteside. Mercury evidence for
pulsed volcanism during the end-Triassic
mass extinction. PNAS, June 2017 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705378114
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/06/13/1705378114

Another unrelated article about volcanoes is:

Volcanic crystals give a new view of magma
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-volcanic-crystals-view-magma.html

Tracking the buildup to volcanic eruptions
University of Arizona, June 15, 2017
https://asunow.asu.edu/20170615-discoveries-asu-scientists-tracking-buildup-volcanic-eruptions

Crystals once deep inside a volcano offer new
view of magma, eruption timing
(Volcanologists are gaining a better understanding
of what’s going on inside the magma reservoir
that lies below New Zealand’s Mount Tarawera
volcano. They’re finding a colder, more solid
place than they thought, according to research
published today in the journal Science.)
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/06/crystals-deep-inside-volcano-offer-new-view-magma-eruption-timing/115558

The paper is;

Rubin, A.E., Cooper, K.M., Till, C.B., Kent, A.J.,
Costa, F., Bose, M., Gravley, D., Deering, C. and
Cole, J., 2017. Rapid cooling and cold storage in
a silicic magma reservoir recorded in individual
crystals. Science, 356(6343), pp.1154-1156.
science.sciencemag.org/cgi/doi/10.1126/science.aam8720
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6343/1154

Yours,

Paul H.