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What happened to the 30% Oxygen content atmosphere?
« on: 01/09/2022 08:29:00 »
I was watching a documentary on the emergence of insects from the sea, and times of the dinosaurs, when the atmosphere held a volume of 30% Oxygen. Why has it reduced to 20%, where did it all go? 
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Re: What happened to the 30% Oxygen content atmosphere?
« Reply #1 on: 01/09/2022 11:12:04 »
Quote from: Wikipedia
The cause of the variation of the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is not known
They do suggest that large volcanic eruptions can release sulphur, which reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere to reduce free oxygen...

I heard a suggestion that plants on land had free reign, until animals came and started munching on them. That might explain the first peak...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth#Third_atmosphere
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Re: What happened to the 30% Oxygen content atmosphere?
« Reply #2 on: 01/09/2022 12:33:55 »
Got used up, converted to carbonate rocks in the ground and oceans, converted into biomass and water.
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