A catastrophic volcanic event in the Late Permian Period caused the biggest mass extinction of all time – known to us as the Great Dying. As a result, a large majority of terrestrial life would disappear, but our ancestors had the adaptations (and the healthy dose of luck) needed to survive – but would you?
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