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What type of volcano is Yellowstone volcano?

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At Yellowstone, we see the caldera or what we call a supervolcano. The volcanic profile of Yellowstone in its past is one of a massive eruption that dwarfs anything we understand in current knowledge. Use the link below to the Wikipedia post on the supervolcano to learn more.

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Yellowston caldra is a super-volcano. If it erupted, most scientists believe it would be an extinction level event.

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It is a very large caldera.

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