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The ‘Great Dying’ wiped out 90% of life, then came 5 million years of lethal heat. New fossils explain why (www.cnn.com)
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[–] Jonathan12345@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To be fair, most of that time was spent prokaryotic, then as single-celled organisms. Once actual animals arose it was relatively short evolutionary time for complex forms to happen. I just hope that won't be necessary of course.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

That's true, the progression isn't linear. Although, it's not clear human level of intelligence is really that important for survival either. It's entirely possible that there could be a local maximum for intelligence that doesn't pave the way to a technological civilization.