mass extinction event
mass extinction event · mass extinction events
One of five historical events in which the Earth experienced a loss of ∼75% of all…One of five historical events in which the Earth experienced a loss of ∼75% of all species over a geological interval of less than 3 million years, the most recent being the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago.
Meaning
1 sensesOne of five historical events in which the Earth experienced a loss of ∼75% of all species over a geological interval of less than 3 million years, the most recent being the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago.
Examples
2 sentencesWe're at the beginning of a global mass extinction event.
As temperatures rise, mass coral bleaching events and infectious disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent.
Forms
plural: mass extinction events| Singular | mass extinction event |
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