Life persists - extinction events
Paleontology knows of 5 mass extinctions that happened over the course of the Earth’s last 500 million years of history - and right now we might be at the brink of a 6th extiction event. This list contains books that cover historical extinction events and, more often than not, connect them to our present, to how humans treat the environment we live in and show how catastrophic the consequences of our actions might be. Open to recommendations!
created by Plankton
last updated January, 2026
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My Geological heart thanks you from the very bed of its core formation ! I love you Plankton ! Well dinosaurs first you after 🥺😭🤧
PlanktonOP
Ahh the most lovely comment I could ever hope to receive! Thank u Elf! 🫶🏻 Natural history is just to cool to not make a niche list 🦠🦠
