Extinction Events

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End Ordovician

Caused by intense ice sheets followed by rapid warming

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Late devonian

Oxygen depletion in oceans

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Permian

96% of marine life wiped out. Caused by volcanic eruptions in Siberia. Global warming and ocean acidification.

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End Triassic

Caused by volcanic rifts causing rapid climate change.

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Cretaceous - Tertiary (K-Pg)

Wiped out non-avian dinosaurs. Caused by asteroid impact combined with volcanic activity.

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Anthropocene/Holocene Extinction

Current mass extinction happening right now, driven by human activities (pollution, habitat loss, climate change)