"What made large dinosaurs flee the tropics?" Topic

"The tropics may be attractive to today's vacationing North Americans, but the continent's former inhabitants tended to steer clear.

In the mid-Triassic period, long before they became Earth's dominant creatures, dinosaurs began their diffusion across Pangea. They settled on the north and south ends of the supercontinent – but for millions of years, virtually none settled near the equator.

After decades of debate, paleontologists may have discovered the explanation for this strange absence: an unstable climate, caused by high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, would have made low-latitude life all but impossible for large dinosaurs. Their research, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, was published Monday in PNAS…"
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Amicalement
Armand

Limbo contests?

Skin cancer scares

Housing prices.

The exorbitant price of margaritas

Large mosquitos.

Too darn hot.

The 'Old Ones'

(big smile)

Love the answers on this threads!.

Amicalement
Armand

Global warming?

German Tourists!