jul 30, 248000000 BC - Permian mass extinction
Description:
Nicknamed The Great Dying, 96% of the species on earth died out due to asteroids, methane release, dropped oxygen levels, flood basalt eruptions, and sea level fluctuations. Life on earth as we know it is somehow descended from the 4% of the species' that survived these events.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 30, 248000000 BC
Now
~ 5883516 years ago