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When bivalves ruled the world

Fraiser's work supports a relatively new theory for the cause of the massive extinction that occurred as the Permian period ended and the Triassic period began: toxic oceans created by too much atmospheric carbon dioxide. The theory is important because it could help scientists predict what would happen in the oceans during a modern "C02 event."

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