Mass Extinctions Hit Large Animals the Hardest

Mass Extinctions Hit Large Animals the Hardest

Mass extinctions hit large animals the hardest: Small
vertebrates flourish after ctastrophes, Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3315741/Mass-extinctions-hit-large-animals-hardest-Small-vertebrates-flourish-deadly-global-catastrophes.html

Mass extinctions don't favor large vertebrates,
Science Codex, November 12, 2105
http://www.sciencecodex.com/mass_extinctions_dont_favor_large_vertebrates-169695

Ancient mass extinction led to dominance of tiny fish
University of Pennsylvania, PhysOrg, November 12, 2015
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-ancient-mass-extinction-dominance-tiny.html

After Mass Extinction: Just Animals at Extremes
Discovery News, November 12, 2105
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/after-mass-extinction-just-animals-at-extremes-151112.htm

Sallan, L., and A. K. Galimberti, 2015, Body-size
reduction in vertebrates following the end-Devonian
mass extinction. Science. vol. 350, no. 6262, pp. 812-815.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/350/6262/812

Yours,

Paul H.