New evidence from the cliffsides of Australia suggests that Earth's largest extinction event—a volcanic cataclysm occurring roughly 252 million years ago—extinguished plant life long before many animal counterparts.

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New evidence from the cliffsides of Australia suggests that Earth's largest extinction event—a volcanic cataclysm occurring roughly 252 million years ago—extinguished plant life long before many animal counterparts.