Extinction event
Most widely supported explanations

MacLeod (2001) summarized the relationship between mass extinctions and events that are most often cited as causes of mass extinctions, using data from Courtillot, Jaeger & Yang et al. (1996), Hallam (1992) and Grieve & Pesonen (1992):

The most commonly suggested causes of mass extinctions are listed below.
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