euxinia

Noun

Meaning

euxinia

(biology, geology) A euxinic environment, especially at critical times in the geologic past.

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Synonyms

hypoxia

Examples

Anoxia seeAlso Evidence for widespread ocean anoxia (severe deficiency of oxygen) and euxinia (presence of hydrogen sulfide ) is found from the Late Permian to the Early Triassic. Source: Internet

Hypercapnia best explains the selectivity of the extinction, but anoxia and euxinia probably contributed to the high mortality of the event. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

euxerophytic Euxine Euxine Sea Euxinian euxinic Euxton