New fossil evidence supports theory that first mass extinction engineered by early animals

Friday, July 29, 2016 - 14:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Newly discovered fossil evidence from Namibia strengthens the proposition that the world's first mass extinction was caused by "ecosystem engineers" - newly evolved biological organisms that altered the environment so radically it drove older species to extinction.

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