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The Largest Extinction Event In Earth's History Occurred 250 Million Years Ago
The biggest one of all, however, was so hugely devastating to life on Earth that it’s been nicknamed the “Great Dying”. If ...
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The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
Looy had told me that the Black Triangle was the best place today to see what the world would have looked like after the Permian extinction ... were Earth's first great dynasty of land vertebrates.
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The Great Extinction
"The Sixth Great Extinction Is Happening Now." That is a quote from Primatologist and Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall. Dr. Goodall was being interviewed by a reporter from the BBC in Vienna, Austria.
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Triassic Period
Life that survived the so-called Great Dying repopulated the planet ... and sea urchins that survived the Permian extinction and were quickly diversifying. The first corals appeared, though ...
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A Biologist Spotlights 4 ‘Invincible’ Animals That Survived The 5 Mass Extinctions
Life on Earth is anything but predictable. For evidence, look no further than the five mass extinctions that have occurred over the past 500 million years: Even in the midst of widespread ...