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The Great Mystery: Background

https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/extinction.html

“Surely ever since the first fossils of obviously extinct animals were found, humankind has wondered: "Why did they die?" A poignant question, for it has relevance to us — if extinct animals were wiped out by some catastrophe, couldn't that just as easily happen to us? Could we be found as fossils...” (from the page’s text)

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