Devonian Mass Extinction News Today

In case you havent heard, there have been five "mass extinctions" in the history of our planet. The first mass extinction was about 450 million years ago. Thats right, 450

Sediment records shows new forests sparked the Devonian Mass Extinction There was a link between new growth and an explosion of plankton blooms Experts suggests new vegetation grew worldwide some 360M years ago This pushed new nutrients into the soil that trickled into oceans in waves It was enough to fuel plankton that grew to massive sizes around the globe The blooms then devoured all the oxygen, suffocating marine animals