About 250M years ago, 90% of species on Earth died during the Permian extinction. All of that loss created a lot of vacant niches to fill.
And not long after, the first mammals, our ancestors, appeared.
I find it comforting to remember that life on this pale blue dot will be resilient - whether we’re part of it or not. #science #nature #history #SharedPlanet
@Sheril We’re almost certain to be the first indigenous species on this planet to ever become aware of its turbulent history & our evolution, & also the first to understand how fragile our own actions have made our future.
And yet still too stupid to act on that knowledge, despite our endless hubris.
Very sad.
@markmccaughrean @Sheril
The Permian extinction event is one of several, the last being ~65 million years ago.
Who's to say Velociraptors weren't intelligent, zen-like masters of all they surveyed, tending to herds of herbivores?
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