In the popular mind, mass extinctions are associated with catastrophic events, like giant meteorite impacts and volcanic super-eruptions. But the worldâs first known mass extinction, which took place about 540 million years ago, now appears to have had a more subtle cause: evolution itself. âPeople have been slow to recognize that biological organisms can also drive mass extinction,â said Simon Darroch, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences at Vanderbilt University.
The pectoralis major (/ËpÉktÉËreÉªlÉ¨s ËmeÉªdÊÉr/) (from Latin: pectus, breast) is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the human body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female.he pectoralis major (/ËpÉktÉËreÉªlÉ¨s ËmeÉªdÊÉr/) (from Latin: pectus, breast) is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the human body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female.
The difference between a college major and minor is that a major is the main field of study that one is interested in. A minor would be a secondary field of interest, and one â¦ can only enroll in a minor after enrolling in a major first.ou must be first enrolled in a major and then you can add on a minor. The minor is usually just extra set of courses you are required to take in that area.