The end-Permian mass extinction, also known as the "Great Dying," took place 251.9 million years ago. At that time, the supercontinent Pangea was in the process of breaking up, but all land on ...

The mass extinction that killed 80% of life on Earth 250 million years ago may not have been quite so disastrous for plants, new fossils hint. Scientists have identified a refuge in China where it ...

During the "Great Dying" around 252 million years ago, approximately 80 percent of marine species disappeared from the face of the Earth. During the "Great Dulling" that followed, select species ...

Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species vanished during the end-Permian mass extinction—the most extreme event of ...

Scientists don’t call it the “Great Dying” for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species vanished during the end-Permian mass extinction – the most extreme event of its ...

Reaching this point has been a long-term goal for the research team. Some 250 million years ago, an event took place on Earth known as the great dying, where nearly 80 percent of all life on Earth ...

(Image Credit: Tami Freed/Shutterstock) While trilobites, like the ones pictured here, survived for millions of years, they did not survive the "Great Dying." However, clams took over the oceans in ...