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I would think that they would have discovered and burned all the hydrocarbons, just as our civilization is in the process of doing.
by amanaplanacanal 3y ago
I would think that they would have discovered and burned all the hydrocarbons, just as our civilization is in the process of doing.
- lumost 3y agoThe paper explores this, mass burning of hydrocarbons tends to create ocean anoxic events which sequester carbon. They cite a few papers which suggest the PETM and similar events were due to volcanic intrusion on hydrocarbon deposits.