Leukonychia (or leuconychia), also known as white nails or milk spots, is a medical term for white discoloration appearing on nails. It is derived from the Greek words leuko (white) and onux (nail). The most common cause is injury to the base of the nail (the matrix) where the nail is formed.
Extinction Events. 1  There were many small-scale, sporadic extinction events during the Cambrian Period. 2  A large-scale mass extinction event occurred approximately 500 million years ago. 3  Scientists believe was caused by a significant decrease in global temperature. A large-scale mass extinction event occurred approximately 500 million years ago. 2  Scientists believe was caused by a significant decrease in global temperature. 3  Decrease in global temperature created an ice age-further eliminated many of the oceanic species.
Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction 65 million years ago ; Mass extinction theories. Asteroid impacts, climate change, volcanoes - there have been many theories about the causes of mass extinctions. In some cases, such as the Cretaceous mass extinction event, more than one such factor was involved in the global catastrophe. 1  Catastrophic methane release. 2  Flood basalt eruptions. 3  Climate change. 4  Impact events.