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225-251 million years ago, in the transition from the Permian period to the Triassic, 95% of all species died. The Permian-Triassic catastrophe was Earth’s worst mass extinction, killing 53% of marine families, 84% of marine genera and an estimated 70% of land species such as plants, insects, and vertebrate animals.
252 million years ago, in the Permian-Triassic extinction event, 95% of all species died. This catastrophe was Earth's worst mass extinction, killing 53% of marine families, 84% of marine genera and an estimated 70% of land species such as plants, insects, and vertebrate animals.