The Five Major Mass Extinctions: Earth's History of Biodiversity Loss

The video explores Earth's five major mass extinction events, detailing their causes and impacts. It begins with the Ordovician-Silurian extinction, attributed to global cooling, followed by the Late Devonian extinction linked to ocean anoxia. The Permian-Triassic extinction, the largest, was caused by volcanic activity. The Triassic-Jurassic extinction was due to global warming, and the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction was triggered by an asteroid impact, leading to the demise of non-avian dinosaurs.

What role did the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province play in the Triassic Jurassic extinction?

How did the Cretaceous Paleogene extinction differ from previous mass extinctions?

What were the immediate effects of the asteroid impact during the Cretaceous Paleogene extinction?