Extinctions: Past and Present Week 2 - The End Devonian extinction event

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2017-03-17

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The End Devonian extinction event.pdf (690.13 KB)

Week-2_Video-3_The End Devonian extinction event.mp4 (51.17 MB)
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Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya
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Department of Biological Sciences
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In this video, Professor Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan discusses the end-Devonian extinction event, which wiped out about 87% of all marine species. She explores the possible causes of this extinction, focusing on the theory of how the expansion of forests played a role. This is video 3 in Week 2 of the Extinctions: Past and Present MOOC.
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mass extinctions
Devonian
marine species
expansion of forests
terrestrial life

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Chinsamy-Turan, A. 2017. Extinctions: Past and Present Week 2 - The End Devonian extinction event. [MOOC]. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38636

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