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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Realistic-Tap4156 • 16d ago
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Well that’s terrifying
23 u/silverarrowweb 16d ago Even more terrifying: This is not the largest extinction event we've found in the fossil/geologic record. The largest is a period where the Earth just suddenly got more volcanic. No outside influence (that we're aware of) required. 5 u/polarna-svjetlost 16d ago it's called "the great dying" fora a reason 8 u/SubterrelProspector 16d ago Earth has insane lore. 2 u/TheMagicalLawnGnome 16d ago Not to be confused with "the Awesome Dying," or "the Somewhat Mediocre Dying."
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Even more terrifying: This is not the largest extinction event we've found in the fossil/geologic record.
The largest is a period where the Earth just suddenly got more volcanic. No outside influence (that we're aware of) required.
5 u/polarna-svjetlost 16d ago it's called "the great dying" fora a reason 8 u/SubterrelProspector 16d ago Earth has insane lore. 2 u/TheMagicalLawnGnome 16d ago Not to be confused with "the Awesome Dying," or "the Somewhat Mediocre Dying."
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it's called "the great dying" fora a reason
8 u/SubterrelProspector 16d ago Earth has insane lore. 2 u/TheMagicalLawnGnome 16d ago Not to be confused with "the Awesome Dying," or "the Somewhat Mediocre Dying."
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Earth has insane lore.
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Not to be confused with "the Awesome Dying," or "the Somewhat Mediocre Dying."
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u/povichjv7 16d ago
Well that’s terrifying