Permian–Triassic extinction event
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permian-triassic-extinction-event-219-4173121
title:
Permian–Triassic extinction event
text:
Approximately 251.9 million years ago, the Permian–Triassic extinction event forms the boundary between the Permian and Triassic geologic periods, and with them the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. It is Earth's most severe known extinction event, with the extinction of 57% of biological families, 83% of genera, 81% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species. It is also the greatest known mass extinction of insects. It is the greatest of the "Big Five" mass extinctions of the Phaner
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description:
Earth's most severe extinction event
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian%E2%80%93Triassic_extinction_event
date created:
2001-11-28T20:32:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T14:23:50Z
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