The Hallicigenia Apeared in the Cambrian Peirod.
One type of catastrophic change that can cause a mass extinction is an asteroid impact. When a large asteroid collides with the Earth, it can release massive amounts of energy, cause widespread destruction, trigger tsunamis and wildfires, and create a global "impact winter" due to the release of dust and debris into the atmosphere. Such an event is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
the holocene extinction
Mass extinction - More than 50% of the population went extinct in a short period of time.Background extinction - An average rate of extinction occurred during a given time period.
For all mass extinctions (except the Cretaceous/Paleogene extinction) two probable causes are volcanic eruptions and ocean anoxia.
They both are disastrous. They could cause mass extinction.
One type of catastrophic change that can cause a mass extinction is an asteroid impact. When a large asteroid collides with the Earth, it can release massive amounts of energy, cause widespread destruction, trigger tsunamis and wildfires, and create a global "impact winter" due to the release of dust and debris into the atmosphere. Such an event is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
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The factors that generally cause mass extinction are changes in the natural ecosystem of the species. This may make it difficult for the species to reproduce and to stay alive.
Mass extinction could occur due to climate change, an asteroid impact and even a volcanic eruption.
The effect of mass extinction is extinction, death of a mass
The better Q is "What was the cause of the triassic mass-Extinction?"
The better Q is "What was the cause of the triassic mass-Extinction?"
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.
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.
the holocene extinction
When human contributes into global warming some animals like polar bears and those who cannot bear heat may cause mass extinction
Mass extinctions occur when the conditions on Earth change faster than species can adapt. Since humans have greatly changed the conditions on Earth and continue to change them at rapid rates, a mass extinction is a likely possibility if nothing is done to reverse or stop the changes (mainly the amount of carbon dioxide being released to the atmosphere). Another common cause of mass extinctions are extraterrestrial which cannot be predicted and are somewhat spontaneous.