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A remarkable new fossil from China reveals for the first time that a group of reptiles were already using whale-like filter feeding 250 million years ago.
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New study investigates how life on land recovered after “The Great Dying”
Lystrosaurus: After the mass extinction, the ecosystem was unusual, with hugely common examples of the dicynodont Lystrosaurus [2,3], sometimes comprising 90% of the assemblage. Some smaller reptiles also survived, and these were preyed on by rare, water-dwelling proterosuchians [8]. Xiaochong Guo
Over the course of Earth’s history, several mass extinction events have destroyed ecosystems, including one that famously wiped out the dinosaurs. But none were as devastating as “The Great Dying,” which took place 252 million years ago during the end of the Permian period.
A new study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows in detail how life recovered in comparison to two smaller extinction events.
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Over the course of Earth’s history, several mass extinction events have destroyed ecosystems, including one that famously wiped out the dinosaurs. But none were as devastating as “The Great Dying,” which took place 252 million years ago during the end of the Permian period.
A new study, published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows in detail how life recovered in comparison to two smaller extinction events.
The international study team composed of researchers from the China University of Geosciences, the California Academy of Sciences, the University of Bristol, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed for the first time that the end-Permian mass extinction was harsher than other events due to a major collapse in diversity.