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Another, economically significant consequence of oceanic anoxic events is the fact that the prevailing conditions in so many Mesozoic oceans has helped produce most of the world's petroleum and natural gas reserves. During an oceanic anoxic event, the accumulation and preservation of organic matter was much greater than normal, allowing the generation of potential petroleum source rocks in many environments across the globe. Consequently some 70 percent of oil source rocks are Mesozoic in age, and another 15 percent date from the warm Paleogene: only rarely in colder periods were conditions favorable for the production of source rocks on anything other than a local scale.
Zie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoxic_event
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Anoxische gebeurtenissen gedurende het Mesozoïcum wordt aangenomen, liggen aan de basis van de opbouw van de wereldreserves aan aardolie en aardgas.
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