The most severe occurred at the end of the Permian period when 96% of all species perished. This along with K-T are two of the Big Five mass extinctions, each of which wiped out at least half of all species.
Otzi The Iceman. Otzi The Iceman. Otzi. also called Otzi the Iceman, the Similaun Man, the Man from Hauslabjoch, Homo tyrolensis, and the Hauslabjoch mummy, is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE.Otzi was discovered in Europe 1991 in the Otztal Alps on the Austrian-Italian border.tzi The Iceman. Otzi The Iceman. Otzi. also called Otzi the Iceman, the Similaun Man, the Man from Hauslabjoch, Homo tyrolensis, and the Hauslabjoch mummy, is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE.
'Godzilla' platypus discovered in Australia. A tooth found in northern Australia leads to the discovery of a platypus Godzilla that roamed the continent between five and 15 million years ago. Scientists have discovered the fossil of a giant âplatypus Godzillaâ with powerful teeth which roamed the rivers of northern Australia between 5 and 15 million years ago. The duck-billed creature was identified by a tooth found in an area of the state of Queensland that is one of the worldâs richest fossil deposits.