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Mass extinctions are usually followed by what?
When there are mass extinctions they are usually followed by adaptive radiation and very rapid diversification. The last mass extinctions happened 65 million years ago.
What was the outcomes of each of the mass extinctions?
The outcomes of each of the mass extinctions is that animal and/or bacteria die.
Who disappeared during the last mass extinction?
Notable extinctions during the last mass extinction included all non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, and ammonites.
Do scientists believe that extinctions are uncommon?
No, they are fundamental to the process of evolution. Mass extinctions are less common.
What affects have mass extinctions had on the history of life?
biospere
What might have caused mass extinctions?
Ice age
Have extinctions occurred in the past?
Yes, extinctions have happened throughout history, they are happening today and will continue to happen in the future.
Why mass extinctions occur and why they often mark divisions of geologic times?
Mass extinctions occur when extreme temperatures happen.https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/extinction3.htm
Why do you think most extinction's occur as background extinctions?
Most extinctions occur as background extinctions because they are longer time periods unlike the shorter mass extinctions which there were only two in the Paleozoic era, the Ordovician mass extinction, and the Permian/Triassic extinction in which 95% of all marine animals became extinct
Mass extinctions create conditions that promote?
Adaptive Radiation
What has changed most of the mass extinctions on earth?
climate change
What have Mass extinctions determined?
order in which fossils are found in the fossil record.
