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Mass Extinctions

Focus on the Permian-Triassic and Cretaceous-Paleogene extinctions.

  • Advanced
  • 15questions
  • 19min
  • Topic: Extinction Events
  • BSc · MSc

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Sample Questions

What You'll Be Asked

  1. All mass extinctions are caused by asteroids.
  2. How many major "Big Five" mass extinctions are recognized by paleontologists?
  3. Which event was the *largest* mass extinction in Earth's history, wiping out ~96% of marine species?

12 more questions in the quiz. Your score and the right answers come at the end.

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