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Big Five mass extinctions: a standalone construct

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Paleontology

the five largest drops in marine family diversity identified in the Phanerozoic fossil record.

In paleontology, Big Five mass extinctions refers to the five largest drops in marine family diversity identified in the Phanerozoic fossil record. This meaning comes from Raup (1982) in Science.[1]

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Raup, D. M., & Sepkoski, J. J. (1982). Mass Extinctions in the Marine Fossil Record. Science, 215(4539), 1501-1503. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.215.4539.1501

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