Mass extinctions and expansions | Introduction to Earth systems | meriSTEM
Channel: meriSTEM Education
Date: 2021-06-11

Tharika Liyanage from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) describes the theory behind mass species extinctions and evolutionary expansions. This as part of a series of educational videos on mass extinctions and expansions. 

This clip has been created by the Research School of Earth Sciences (rses.anu.edu.au). These resources are part of a comprehensive program, curriculum matched to the unit 'Introduction to Earth systems'. 

This video touches on the following curriculum descriptors: 
The diversification and proliferation of living organisms over time (for example, increases in marine animals in the Cambrian), and the catastrophic collapse of ecosystems (for example, the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous) can be inferred from the fossil record (ACSES029)

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This video is part of meriSTEM Australian senior science educational resources (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Email the team (contact.meristem@anu.edu.au) for further information, course access and curriculum links.