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The findings of a recent excavation give fresh insights into the effects of extinction events on ecosystems. The subject has taken on great urgency in the face of what scientists are calling the sixth great extinction event.
The subject has taken on great urgency in the face of what scientists are calling the sixth great extinction event, which is being driven by the current trend of global warming.For the past few years we have been excavating a small, nondescript rock outcrop near Sutherland in the Northern Cape.This outcrop is yielding untold fossil treasures of plants, insects and other invertebrates that are new to science.
South Africa is famous for its rich and diverse fossil record. Recently it offered a glimpse into an ecosystem 266 million years ago