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The most recent and debatably best-known, the CretaceousâPaleogene extinction event, which occurred approximately 66 million years ago (Ma), was a large-scale mass extinction of animal and plant species in a geologically short period of time.
3. PermianâTriassic extinction event (End Permian): This one occurred right about 251 million years ago. It is the largest extinction event that is currently known. It led to the extinction of â57% of all families, 83% of all genera and 90% to 96% of all species.rdovicianâSilurian extinction event (End Ordovician): It occurred about 450â440 million years ago. It actually consisted of two different events, in total they annihilated 27% of all families, 57% of all genera and 60% to 70% of all known species.