Concept information
Preferred term
mass extinctions
Definition
- Unlike an extinction, which affects a single species, a mass extinction is the large-scale elimination of multiple species caused by catastrophic global events. There have been five mass extinctions in geological time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture; Extinctions, Mass]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/mass_extinctions
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}