In Sixth Mass Extinction, Bigger Sea Creatures Likely To Die Out First

A study found that larger-bodied animals are more likely to die out first than smaller ones. According to the study, led by researchers at Stanford University, this is the first time such a trend has been observed.

There have been five mass extinctions in the history of the world, the largest of which occurred nearly 250 million years ago and wiped out at least 90 percent of sea creatures. Scientists believe that we are now entering the sixth mass extinction largely due to “human-induced species losses.”