Select language:

Russian scientists discovered traces of ancient mass flora distinction in the Arctic Region

 / Главная / Russkiy Mir Foundation / News / Russian scientists discovered traces of ancient mass flora distinction in the Arctic Region

Russian scientists discovered traces of ancient mass flora distinction in the Arctic Region


07.09.2017

Linjye//wikimedia.orgScientists from Scientific-research station Samoilovky situated in Lena River Delta found traces of mass flora and fauna extinction. It happened almost four hundred million years ago and is called the Kellwasser event, IA Interfax reports.

According to paleontologists, such evidence in the Arctic was discovered for the first time. Director of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics Institute Nikolay Sennikov has explained that Kellwasser event is the second largest extinction in the history of the planet. It has nothing to do with Ice Ages.

Earlier similar evidences of extinction were discovered at the territory of Germany and Morocco.
Results received in the course of the Arctic expedition are researched now. This finding might help understand the reason of such distinction.

According to one of the theories, Kellwasser event happened due to changes of oceanic currents, when hydrogen sulfide infected water flooded the shelf killing all the living.

Overall, global extinction happened six times on Earth because of the whole complex of different reasons.

Russkiy Mir

Publications

Italian entrepreneur Marco Maggi's book, "Russian to the Bone," is now accessible for purchase in Italy and is scheduled for release in Russia in the upcoming months. In the book, Marco recounts his personal odyssey, narrating each stage of his life as a foreigner in Russia—starting from the initial fascination to the process of cultural assimilation, venturing into business, fostering authentic friendships, and ultimately, reaching a deep sense of identifying as a Russian at his very core.