Terrestrial 'life oasis' from end-Permian mass extinction period discovered in China

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Mar 12, 2025, 2:00 pm852 ptsInteresting
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.

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