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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoTornadoes, volcanic eruption, temperature changes, and habitat destruction can all cause extinction.
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Why are extinction events important to geologists?
what is important of events
Which event is the most likely to cause for the four periods when punctuated equilibrium seems to have occurred?
Extinction events, such as the Permian extinction and the KT extinction event. You have adaptive radiation driving evolutionary change after such events. Google " the rise of the mammals. "
What were the 5 major extinction events in earth history?
They are the end-Ordovician extinction, end-Devonian extinction, end-Permian extinction, the Triassic extinction, end-Cretaceous extinction.
What do the periods the geologic time scale represent?
Usually, they represent periods between extinction events, where a particular type of lifeform was dominant.
What makes the current extinction events different from the previous?
Because - previous extinction events happened due to natural causes. Over the last 200 years, the human race has wiped out more species through their selfish domination of the planet - than the last 20,000 years of 'natural' disasters !
Which event is the most likely cause for the four periods when punctuated equilibrium seems to occur?
Extinction events, such as the Permian extinction and the KT extinction event. You have adaptive radiation driving evolutionary change after such events. Google " the rise of the mammals. "
What are the main causes of the extinction of Philippine wild life?
There are many reasons why the wild life of the Philippines is going extinct. The main causes of extinction are deforestation and poaching.
What geological events happened in the Cambrian time?
the 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 were the two main causes of the near extinction of the bison?
The two main causes of the near-extinction of the bison were 1. Habitat loss from ranching and farming, and 2. Commercial hunting.
What marks the end of a geologic period?
Each era on the scale is separated from the next by a major event or change. Different spans of time on the time scale are usually delimited by major geological or paleontological events, such as mass extinctions.
What are the main causes of extinction of wildlife?
The main cause is: HUMANS
