# Extinction

Most species that ever lived are gone. There have been five great die-offs in the fossil record, and scientists are asking whether human activity has started another.

Connects to:
- [The age of people](https://mapideas.org/i/ea_anthro)
- [People not yet born](https://mapideas.org/i/et_future)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Extinction event](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event)

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