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Dinosaurs 'gassed' themselves into extinction, British scientists say

May 07, 2012
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/07/dinosaurs-farted-their-way-to-extinction-british-scientists-say/

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No, Fox News, dinosaurs did not fart their way to extinction

May 7, 2012
http://io9.com/5908295/no-fox-news-dinosaurs-did-not-fart-their-way-to-extinction/ [with comments]

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Dinosaur Farts May Have Warmed Ancient Earth

We might want to rename the Brachiosaurus with the moniker Gassiosaurus, new research indicates. The gassy emissions from these giant dinosaurs may have been enough to warm the Earth, the researchers say.
The greenhouse gas methane produced by all sauropods across the globe would have been about 520 million tons per year.
May 7, 2012
http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaur-farts-120507.html [with comments]

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Volcanoes, Not Meteorite, Killed Dinosaurs, Scientist Argues

New research argues that volcanic activity from the Deccan Traps in India, not a meteorite impact, killed the dinosaurs.
07 December 2012
http://www.livescience.com/25324-volcanoes-killed-dinosaurs.html [with comments]

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PP31A-1995: The role of Deccan volcanism during the K-T mass extinction
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/eposters/eposter/pp31a-1995/

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