Biggest extinction in Earth’s history caused by global warming leaving ocean animals gasping for breath
Monday, December 10, 2018 - 10:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The largest extinction in Earth’s history marked the end of the Permian period, some 252 million years ago. Long before dinosaurs, our planet was populated with plants and animals that were mostly obliterated after a series of massive volcanic eruptions in Siberia. Fossils in ancient seafloor rocks display a thriving and diverse marine ecosystem, then […]