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Yes I believe that fish could possibly cause mass extinctions.
The rise of any species or family of animals or plants can cause mass extinctions. Grass had this effect when it flourished after the end of the Cretaceous Period.
One particular species of hairless ape rose up from humble starts in Africa to become rulers of the the planet and cause the extinction of a great many species.
All the fish would need is some change in environment that meant they could multiply numbers enough to have an effect or maybe evolve to have such advantage that they can come to dominate their environment. If there was a sudden rise in numbers with an algae eating fish such the bi-colour blenny then theoretically they could strip the oceans free of algae which remove large amounts of Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere each year. This could cause global problems not just for marine life but also land based life as well.
Fishes causing extinctions has precedents in history. The rise of the placoderms (armored fish) in the Devonian Period possibly caused the extinction of many species of marine arthropods. The went on to dominate the oceans for millions of years.
What else can I help you with?
Did asteroids cause the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
I think so.
What is the effect of mass extinction?
The effect of mass extinction is extinction, death of a mass
How did the coelophysis die off?
The better Q is "What was the cause of the triassic mass-Extinction?"
How did coelophysis die off?
The better Q is "What was the cause of the triassic mass-Extinction?"
How can pollution of water cause mass extinction?
If water becomes polluted, certain species will get sick such as fish. Once they get sick, They will start to die off. If they go extinct, animals that eat that fish, will suffer because lack of food. And the system goes on. The animals that eat the fish die off and and their predators will suffer. Such as the rabbit incident in Australia. All the grass was extinct and other herbivores started to suffer. Causing mass extinction upon species.
What factors generally cause mass extinction?
Factors that generally cause mass extinction include natural disasters (such as asteroid impacts or volcanic eruptions), climate change, environmental changes, and human activities like deforestation, pollution, and habitat destruction. These factors can disrupt ecosystems and lead to the widespread extinction of various species.
What are the effects of volcanicity?
volcanic eruptions may cause mass extinctions or volcanic haze.a mass extinction is when a large number of species die out over a short period of geologic time and volcanic haze is when the gases of an eruption cause a haze and block out sunshine, causing a mass extinction.
What are the extinction of animals in the very distant past?
There were five major extinction events in the past. They are called the Cretaceous-Tertiary (or K-T) extinction event, the late Devonian mass extinction, the Permian mass extinction, the Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction and the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction event.
What is the mass extinction?
the holocene extinction
What kind of enviromental changes causes mass extinction?
When human contributes into global warming some animals like polar bears and those who cannot bear heat may cause mass extinction
What is one gradual change that can cause a mass extinction?
One gradual change that can cause a mass extinction is climate change. If the Earth's temperature rises or falls significantly over time, it can disrupt ecosystems and lead to the extinction of many species that are unable to adapt quickly enough to the new conditions. This can result in a cascading effect on other species within the ecosystem, ultimately leading to a mass extinction event.
Can you use mass extinction in a sentence?
The dinosaurs fell victim to a mass extinction.
