Mission 5

251 million years ago / 'Worldwide mass extinction' section of 600 Million Years exhibition
251 million years ago / 'Worldwide mass extinction' section of 600 Million Years exhibition
240 million years ago / 'The return of diversity' section of 600 Million Years exhibition
240 million years ago / 'The return of diversity' section of 600 Million Years exhibition

Using your mobile phone, create a 60 second movie on the topic of:

After the Permian extinction, diversity of animals returned. How do we know?

You must include the following ideas somewhere in your movie:

  • At the end of the Permian Period, 251 million years ago, the biggest mass extinction event happened.
  • Some animal groups survived the Permian extinction and their descendants live today.

Find your location

Floor plan of 600 million years exhibition
Floor plan showing the location for Team Five in 600 Million Years: Victoria evolves

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