05/08/2025 | New method to reconstruct carbon dioxide concentrations and global primary production from fossilized tooth enamel.

Using a newly developed method, researchers at the universities of Göttingen, Mainz, and Bochum showed that the atmosphere during the Mesozoic era, between 252 and 66 million years ago, contained far more carbon dioxide than it does today. This allowed primary production in terrestrial ecosystems to be approximately twice as high as it is today.

Text: Eva M. Griebeler
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