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Background extinction rate

Background extinction rate (BER), also known as the normal extinction rate, refers to the standard rate of extinction in Earth's geological and biological history, excluding major extinction events, such as the current human-induced Holocene extinction. There have been five mass extinction events throughout Earth's history.

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Background extinction rate

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Background extinction rate

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Background extinction rate → Another, Background, For, From, MSY, The, There
related to overview · 6
Background extinction rate → Background, Extinctions, Normal, Palaeozoic, Phanerozoic, There
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