How is the presently occurring species extinction different from the earlier mass extinctions?

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 How is the presently occurring species extinction different from the earlier mass extinctions?

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selected Dec 8, 2017 by sforrest072
 
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Species extinction occuring at present is due to anthropogenic causes whereas the earlier extinction was due to natural causes. 

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