《新科学家》 第3593期 · 2026年5月2日 · 中文解读
巨型北极大陆导致恐龙崛起
Giant Arctic continent led to rise of dinosaurs
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本文介绍了古生物学家保罗·奥尔森提出的理论,即约2亿年前一个由西伯利亚和中国组成的巨型北极大陆引发了持续数千年的寒冷期,从而促进了恐龙的崛起。
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Bas den Hond THE Arctic was once home to a landmass three times the size of Antarctica. About 200 million years ago, it helped cause a cold spell that lasted for millennia and gave dinosaurs their chance to conquer the planet. According to palaeontologist Paul Olsen at Columbia University in New York, this “giant Arctic continent” consisted of what is now Siberia and China. For most of the Mesozoic Era – between 252 million and 66 million years ago – all of Earth’s land was gathered into one supercontinent, Pangaea, except, it was thought, for what is now China. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3593期 · 2026年5月2日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。

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