Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction

 

Image courtesy of Christian Darkin/Science Photo Library

Joel Kontinen

The worst known mass extinction wiped out over 80 per cent of marine species. But despite these huge losses, many ecosystems did not collapse, with a variety of animals and even top predators managing to survive the cataclysm.

The findings suggest that each ecosystem’s fate was determined, in part, by its own unique mix of species. The same may be true of modern marine ecosystems, which are also facing major threats from climate change.

The mass extinctions that evolutionists think are true, never happened millions of years ago. Many creationists say that they happen ed at the time of Noah’s flood, some 4,500 years ago.

Source:

Michael Marshall 2026 Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction | New Scientist 4 March