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🌧️ Carnian Pluvial Episode

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🌧️ Carnian Pluvial Episode
Wet climate interval during the Late Triassic, 230–234 million years ago


🕐 2 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 14:50
📌 Fast Facts
  • Time period: Late Triassic, 230–234 million years ago
  • Duration: Approximately 1 million years
  • Key location: Dolomites, northeastern Italy
  • Primary effect: Global rainfall intensification and ecosystem reorganization

The Carnian Pluvial Episode is a pronounced wet climate interval in Earth's geological record that occurred during the ...

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