oxygen catastrophe
oxygen catastrophe · oxygen catastrophes
An event during the oxygenation event of Earth's past, where the level of free oxygen…An event during the oxygenation event of Earth's past, where the level of free oxygen in the environment exceeds the tolerance levels of most extant anaerobic life.
Meaning
2 sensesAn event during the oxygenation event of Earth's past, where the level of free oxygen in the environment exceeds the tolerance levels of most extant anaerobic life.
Such an event that theoretically occurs elsewhere, away from Earth.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From oxygen + catastrophe. From the accumulation of atmospheric oxygen, which was toxic toFrom oxygen + catastrophe. From the accumulation of atmospheric oxygen, which was toxic to the anaerobic organisms existing at the time. This process led to a widespread extinction of those life forms.
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plural: oxygen catastrophes| Singular | oxygen catastrophe |
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