Great Dying
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The Great Dying is the most severe mass extinction event in Earth's history, occurring about 252 million years ago and wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial species.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Dying canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Permian–Triassic extinction event
ⓘ
mass extinction event ⓘ paleontological event ⓘ |
| affects |
insects
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ plants ⓘ terrestrial vertebrates ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Permian–Triassic mass extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
Permian–Triassic extinction event
P–Tr extinction event ⓘ Permian–Triassic mass extinction ⓘ
surface form:
end-Permian extinction
|
| associatedWith |
Siberian Traps large igneous province volcanism
ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian Traps large igneous province
prolonged biotic recovery lasting millions of years ⓘ sharp negative carbon isotope excursion ⓘ widespread coal gap in Early Triassic ⓘ |
| deathToll |
about 57% of all biological families extinct
ⓘ
about 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species extinct ⓘ about 81% of all marine genera extinct ⓘ about 90–96% of marine species extinct ⓘ |
| definedBy |
abrupt changes in marine fossil assemblages
ⓘ
abrupt changes in terrestrial fossil assemblages ⓘ |
| endTime | approximately 251 million years ago ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
geology
ⓘ
paleoecology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
| followedBy | Triassic biotic recovery ⓘ |
| geologicalBoundary |
Permian–Triassic mass extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
Permian–Triassic boundary
|
| hasCause |
global warming
ⓘ
large-scale release of greenhouse gases ⓘ marine anoxia ⓘ massive Siberian Traps volcanism ⓘ methane release from seafloor (hypothesized) ⓘ ocean acidification ⓘ ozone layer depletion (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
collapse of marine ecosystems
ⓘ
collapse of terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ end of the Permian period ⓘ extinction of majority of marine species ⓘ extinction of majority of terrestrial species ⓘ |
| location | global ⓘ |
| partOf |
Phanerozoic mass extinctions
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Five mass extinctions
Phanerozoic Eon ⓘ
surface form:
Phanerozoic eon
|
| precededBy |
Capitanian (Guadalupian) mass extinction
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitanian mass extinction event
|
| recoveryDuration | several million years into the Triassic ⓘ |
| startTime | approximately 252 million years ago ⓘ |
| superlative | most severe mass extinction in Earth history ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | boundary between Permian and Triassic periods ⓘ |
| timeScaleUnit |
base of Induan age
ⓘ
end of Lopingian epoch ⓘ |
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