Question

How many mass extinctions are recorded in the fossil record in addition to the one occurring now?

Answer 1

Five mass extinctions, each of which wiped out at least half of all species.

Explanation:

1. Five mass extinctions, each of which wiped out at least half of all species.
2. Five mass extinctions, each of which wiped out at least half of all species.
3. Most severe mass extinction was occurred at the end of the Permian period. In that mass extinction about 96 per cent of all species perished.
4. Many species vanished in five cataclysmic mass extinctions and today, 99.9 percent of all species that have existed on Earth are extinct. Thank