The World Science Festival speculates: Is the sixth one happening right now?
The World Science Festival compiled a simplified breakdown of what exactly happened — and what species took the biggest hits.
The X axis on the chart marks how long ago they happened, and the Y axis is how many species died, essentially. Spoiler alert: It's a lot.
These don't even count the small-scale mass extinctions, and as BBC Nature points out, a lot of animals that are endangered now will probably be on future lists.
Julie Rossman and Clare Smith Marash / World Science Festival / Via worldsciencefestival.com
Here's the breakdown:
Julie Rossman and Clare Smith Marash / World Science Festival / Via worldsciencefestival.com
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