Historical event

Late Devonian Extinction

Date: about 375-360 Million Years Ago

A prolonged series of extinctions occurring in the latter part of the Devonian Period, severely affecting marine life, particularly reef-building organisms and brachiopods.

Tags: late devonian extinction, mass extinction, paleozoic, marine life, anoxia, global cooling, paleontology

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