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Definitions for mass extinction. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word mass extinction. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: mass extinction(Noun) A sharp decrease in the total number of species in a relatively short period of time.
In the popular mind, mass extinctions are associated with catastrophic events, like giant meteorite impacts and volcanic super-eruptions. But the worldâs first known mass extinction, which took place about 540 million years ago, now appears to have had a more subtle cause: evolution itself. âPeople have been slow to recognize that biological organisms can also drive mass extinction,â said Simon Darroch, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences at Vanderbilt University.