Many Species Now Going Extinct May Vanish Without a Fossil Trace
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists struggle to compare the magnitude of Earth's ongoing sixth mass-extinction event with the five great die-offs of prehistory. A new study by three paleontologists shows that the species now perishing may vanish without a permanent trace - and earlier extinctions may be underestimated as well.