Why didn’t the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs on Earth also lead to the extinction of all other living species?
In: Planetary Science
It very nearly did. Even in the groups that survived, like mammals and birds, most species died out. And even in the species that survived, most individuals would have died out. Quite a lot of plant species would have lost all adult individuals, and only survived thanks to buried seeds.
Remember, to make it through, only one lineage has to survive. A lot of survivors probably just got really lucky.
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