Infernos ravaged continental expanses of ferns during mass extinction of land and sea animals.
28 July 2026
Infernos ravaged continental expanses of ferns during mass extinction of land and sea animals.
Ferns thrived amid dying conifer trees (artist’s impression) at the end of the Triassic period. Credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library
Fern-covered landscapes dried out and fuelled gigantic wildfires some 200 million years ago during the mass-extinction event that ended the Triassic period of geological history1.
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