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4 results for "Devonian"

E_5_05 Verified Cataclysms & Chronology

E_5_05 — Late Devonian Mass Extinction: Kellwasser and Hangenberg Events

The Late Devonian mass extinction (~372–359 Ma) was not a single catastrophe but a series of extinction pulses spanning approximately 25 million years, making it unique among the "Big Five" mass extinctions. The two most

mass extinction Devonian Kellwasser Hangenberg reef collapse anoxia
ZF_5_13 Verified Oceanography

ZF_5_13 — Coral Paleontology: Fossil Reefs and Ancient Reef Ecosystems

Reef ecosystems have existed for over 3.5 billion years — beginning with Archean microbial stromatolite mounds — making them among the longest-running biological communities on Earth. Yet the organisms that build reefs h

coral paleontology fossil reef reef ecosystem scleractinian rugose coral tabulate coral
R_1_11 Verified Biology & Evolution

R_1_11 — Extinction, Recovery, and Adaptive Radiation

The history of life is punctuated by mass extinction events — catastrophic biodiversity losses that eliminate >75% of species in geologically brief intervals — followed by recovery phases and adaptive radiations during w

mass extinction Big Five adaptive radiation recovery background extinction end-Permian
R_1_03 Verified Biology & Evolution

R_1_03 — Mass Extinction Events

Life on Earth has endured at least five catastrophic mass extinctions in 540 million years, each eliminating 60–96% of all species. The "Big Five" are: End-Ordovician (~443 Mya, ~85% species lost), Late Devonian (~372 My

mass extinction Big Five Permian Cretaceous K-Pg Chicxulub