general/extinction-events

Mass extinction 273 million years ago

Relatively minor mass extinction during the Silurian period

Typically human-caused eradication of entire avian species

First of three relatively minor extinction events during the Silurian period

Relatively minor mass extinction during the Silurian period

Mass extinction event 33.9 million years ago

Relatively minor mass extinction during the Silurian period

Anoxic event causing mass extinctions during the Silurian period

Mass extinction event at the end of the Ediacaran period, 539 million years ago

Mass extinction 273 million years ago

Gap in the fossil record

Mass extinction 273 million years ago

Mass extinction 273 million years ago

Relatively minor mass extinction during the Silurian period

Mass extinction 273 million years ago

Relatively minor mass extinction during the Silurian period

Extinction of large animals at the end of the last Ice Age

Risk of plant or animal species becoming extinct due to climate change