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Published on: August 14, 2026
Since the origin and diversification of life on earth how many episodes of mass extinction of species have occurred till date?
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Mass extinctions are events in which a large number of species disappear globally in a relatively short period.
•Throughout Earth's history, there have been five major mass extinctions:
(1).Ordovician–Silurian
(2).Late Devonian
(3).Permian–Triassic (the largest)
(4).Triassic–Jurassic
(5_.Cretaceous–Paleogene (dinosaurs)
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