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What is believed to be the main cause of most mass extinctions throughout geological history?
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What is believed to be the main cause of most mass extinctions throughout geological history?

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Although the best-known cause of a mass extinction is the asteroid impact that killed off the non-avian dinosaurs, in fact, volcanic activity seems to have wreaked much more havoc on Earth's biota. Volcanic activity is implicated in at least four mass extinctions, while an asteroid is a suspect in just one.
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was caused by global warming that left ocean animals unable to breathe. The largest extinction in Earth's history marked the end of the Permian period, some 252 million years ago

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