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8. A Volcanic Eruption

Another common theory for the dinosaurs' extinction lies in the magmatic hands of volcanoes. This theory is also rather easy to conceive; after all, we've seen volcanic eruptions in our own lifetimes that have majorly affected the planet. Scientists theorize that volcanic eruptions could have spewed toxic and sulfurous gases into the atmosphere, which essentially starved the dinosaurs of the air they needed to survive.

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