Question

How long did it take the earth to recover from past mass extinctions?

Answer 1

Earth to recover from past mass extinctions

1. It took millions of years to recover from mass extinction and for developing biodiversity.
2. The most severe mass extinctions took 15-30 million years to recover.
3. The successive wave of extinctions resulted in a longer duration of recovery.
4. The last time the planet experienced a massive extinction - which wiped out the dinosaurs
5. More than 99 percent of all organisms that have ever lived on Earth are extinct.