Because it is clear from the fossil record that almost every species that has ever existed is extinct; extinction is the rule, survival is the exception. (Carl Sagan)

Because it is clear from the fossil record that almost every species that has ever existed is extinct; extinction is the rule, survival is the exception.

Carl Sagan

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