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minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s an interesting mass extinction event, too. Have we ever seen one species balloon to such predominance? Humans are like 80% of mammalian biomass on the planet. Definite loss of biodiversity. I wonder if it’s a loss of biomass too.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHard to beat the dominance of archosaurs on Earth for about 180 mio years. Humans are a blink of an eye compared to that.
It’s an interesting mass extinction event, too. Have we ever seen one species balloon to such predominance? Humans are like 80% of mammalian biomass on the planet. Definite loss of biodiversity. I wonder if it’s a loss of biomass too.
Hard to beat the dominance of archosaurs on Earth for about 180 mio years. Humans are a blink of an eye compared to that.