The Tragic Truth About The Permian Mass Extinction

The Permian Extinction was one of the most significant events in the history of our planet, one that took place over thousands, or even millions, of years. Our knowledge of what exactly happened is limited, but growing, and there are various plausible theories about how the extinction transpired. What we do know is the global temperatures fluctuated wildly, and many forms of life failed to adapt before dying out. Other lifeforms succeeded in the new environment, and gave rise to the animals and plants that cover our world today (that includes us, dear human viewer!). This is the tragic truth about the Permian mass extinction.

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It may have been an asteroid | 0:00
The ocean may have caused it | 1:14
But it was probably volcanic | 2:09
Then, the acid rain came | 3:00
Hot and cold | 4:12
The end of ocean life | 5:13
The death rate | 5:45
It happened in a snap | 6:19
A rotting ecosystem | 7:01
The survivor | 8:00
Time for reptiles | 9:18
Lessons for today | 10:14

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