Tag: mass extinction

August 2, 2025 at 12:55 pm

85% Of Life On Earth Was Extinguished During The Ordovician Mass Extinction Period, But The World Recovered Remarkably Quickly

This may be the most dramatic event in Earth’s history that most people have never heard of.

June 26, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Why Did Animals Like Frogs Survive When Predators Like T. Rex Went Extinct?

There was at least a little luck involved, too.

May 31, 2025 at 3:48 pm

‘None of her preserved anatomy looked like any other fossil.’ – Scientists Realize That A Fossil That’s Millions Of Years Old Was Fossilized From The Inside Out

“None of her preserved anatomy looked like any other fossil.”

May 24, 2025 at 3:48 pm

Animal Family That Includes The Modern Crocodile Has Gone Through Far More Changes Than Most People Would Expect, And That Has Allowed Them To Survive Earth’s Major Extinction Events

Who knew that crocodylians were so adaptable.

October 26, 2024 at 9:31 am

This Catastrophic Chain Of Events Was The Likely Cause Of A Mass Extinction

It turns out geologists might come in handy after all…

June 7, 2024 at 9:21 am

What Is Likely To Be The Last Thing Alive On Earth? The Tardigrade.

Some experts think we’re in the middle of a sixth mass extinction right now

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85% Of Life On Earth Was Extinguished During The Ordovician Mass Extinction Period, But The World Recovered Remarkably Quickly

Why Did Animals Like Frogs Survive When Predators Like T. Rex Went Extinct?

‘None of her preserved anatomy looked like any other fossil.’ – Scientists Realize That A Fossil That’s Millions Of Years Old Was Fossilized From The Inside Out

Animal Family That Includes The Modern Crocodile Has Gone Through Far More Changes Than Most People Would Expect, And That Has Allowed Them To Survive Earth’s Major Extinction Events

This Catastrophic Chain Of Events Was The Likely Cause Of A Mass Extinction

What Is Likely To Be The Last Thing Alive On Earth? The Tardigrade.

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