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The 'Great Dying' — the worst mass extinction in our planet’s history — didn’t reach this isolated spot in China
The end-Permian mass extinction, also known as the "Great Dying," took place 251.9 million years ago. At that time, the ...
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The Permian extinction—when life nearly came to an end
About 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian period, something killed some 90 percent of the planet's species. Less than 5 percent of the animal species in the seas survived. On land ...
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Permian mass extinction linked to 10°C global temperature rise that reshaped Earth's ecosystems
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Permian mass extinction, 252 million years ago, was linked to a 10°C rise in global temperatures due to massive volcanic CO 2 emissions. This led to climate ...