Dinosaur teeth serve as 'climate time capsules,' unlocking secrets of Earth's ancient greenhouse climate

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Aug 5, 2025, 12:45 pm203 ptsTop
A previously unexploited source of information is now throwing new light on Earth's climate during the age of dinosaurs. Fossilized dinosaur teeth show that concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere during the Mesozoic Era, i.e., 252 to 66 million years ago, were far higher than they are today. This…

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