Wildfires rampaged across Europe in the dying days of the Triassic

TL;DR - Research reports that widespread wildfires burned Europe’s fern-dominated landscapes near the end of the Triassic, coinciding with a mass extinction affecting terrestrial and marine animals.

• The study focuses on the end-Triassic extinction interval.
• Evidence indicates fires affected continental-scale fern ecosystems.
• The provided summary does not specify the evidence, methods, or causal relationship between fires and extinction.