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What is A Mass-Extinction?

What Is A Mass-Extinction?

An extinction event is defined as a sharp decrease in the number of species over a short period of time. A mass extinction is further defined based on four points, pattern, duration, breadth and magnitude, and the event must:

  • be confined to a short period of geological time
  • Affect a wide variety of clades, that occupy a wide range of Habitats
  • And eradicate a high proportion of species.
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