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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-09-01 18:06:17+00:00.

Original Title: String of severe environmental events 100 million years ago triggered mass extinctions of marine species. The process eventually caused swathes of the oceans to become anoxic, or oxygen-depleted, creating ‘dead zones’ where most marine life perished.