The most severe occurred at the end of the Permian period when 96% of all species perished. This along with K-T are two of the Big Five mass extinctions, each of which wiped out at least half of all species.
Otzi The Iceman. Otzi The Iceman. Otzi. also called Otzi the Iceman, the Similaun Man, the Man from Hauslabjoch, Homo tyrolensis, and the Hauslabjoch mummy, is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE.Otzi was discovered in Europe 1991 in the Otztal Alps on the Austrian-Italian border.tzi The Iceman. Otzi The Iceman. Otzi. also called Otzi the Iceman, the Similaun Man, the Man from Hauslabjoch, Homo tyrolensis, and the Hauslabjoch mummy, is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE.
View full size image. Archaeologists have determined the cause of death of the âIcemanâ mummy, putting to rest a Neolithic cold case. More than 5,000 years ago, a man trekked up the Schnalstal glacier in Italy and died. The mummified, frozen body, dubbed Ãtzi, Ã¶tzi was discovered in 1991 by. accidentrchaeologists have determined the cause of death of the âIcemanâ mummy, putting to rest a Neolithic cold case. More than 5,000 years ago, a man trekked up the Schnalstal glacier in Italy and died.