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CambrianOrdovicianSilurianDevonianCarboniferousPermianTriassicJurassicCretaceousPaleogeneNeogene
Marine extinction intensity in the Phanerozoic
%
Millions o years aby
CambrianOrdovicianSilurianDevonianCarboniferousPermianTriassicJurassicCretaceousPaleogeneNeogene
The blue graph shaws the apparent percentage (nae the absolute nummer) o marine ainimal genera acomin extinct in ony gien time interval. It daes nae represent aw marine species, juist thae that are readily fossilised. The labels o the tradeetional "Big Five" extinction events an the mair recently recognised End-Capitanian extinction event are clickable hyperairtins; see Extinction event for mair details. (soorce an eemage info)