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New mass extinction event identified by geologists

Manach · 2015-04-21 22:25:23

Sorry if prior posted but: " Over the past 450 million years, life on Earth has been devastated by five mass extinction events that are widely recognised by geologists. Now, an international team of researchers proposes adding a sixth mass extinction to the list. The team believes it has accumulated sufficient evidence to…

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21-04-2015 11:25pm

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Sorry if prior posted but:
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Over the past 450 million years, life on Earth has been devastated by five mass extinction events that are widely recognised by geologists.
Now, an international team of researchers proposes adding a sixth mass extinction to the list.
The team believes it has accumulated sufficient evidence to promote the Capitanian event to the rank of mass extinctions
" - http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32397220

The article mentions brachiopods as a key indicator fossil. Still remember the issues involved with the minutia of differentiating them back in the day.

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