Mass Extinctions and Expansions | Intro to Earth Systems

Mass Extinctions and Expansions | Intro to Earth Systems

Tharika Liyanage from the Australian National University, describes the theory behind mass species extinctions and evolutionary expansions. 

Topics

  • extinction
  • fossils
  • fossil record
  • early life on earth
  • isotopic
  • emerging life
  • stromatolites
  • hydrothermal vents
  • origin of life
  • mass extinctions
  • mass expansions
  • cambrian explosion
  • dinosaurs
  • mass extinction