Second Mass Extinction: Late Devonian Extinction Event

The Late Devonian extinction event occurred around 375 to 360 million years ago.  During this mass extinction 19% of all families, 50% of all genera, and 70% of all species went extinct.  At this time, there were two major continents Euramerica and Gondwana that started to merge to create the supercontinent Pangea.  This extinction event …

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