Previously unknown extinction of marine megafauna discovered

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 10:22 in Biology & Nature

Over two million years ago, a third of the largest marine animals like sharks, whales, sea birds and sea turtles disappeared. This previously unknown extinction event not only had a consid-erable impact on the earth's historical biodiversity but also on the functioning of ecosystems. This has been demonstrated by researchers at the University of Zurich.

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