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Outside of massive global extinction events is there any record of extinction on the same scale as the one brought on by the human species? Most records show t
by close04 8y ago
Outside of massive global extinction events is there any record of extinction on the same scale as the one brought on by the human species?
Most records show that as soon as humans set foot in an environment the local species were decimated one way or another. And I'm not assigning blame exclusively to modern humans, it's been happening since the dawn of humanity.
- astrodust 8y agoMaybe when a collision with a planetoid turned half the planet inside out and in the process created the moon, but other than that, no. We've created a new geological age. If there's intelligent life on the planet a million years from now they will look back and go what the fuck.
- ams6110 8y agoAny invasive species does the same thing to a new environment. Zebra mussels, kudzu vine, etc.
- close04 8y agoSure but how many other species managed to invade every single other environment like humans managed? Not too many, which is why our impact is overexpressed.