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What percent of all the species that have lived on Earth are alive today?

Question #51720. Asked by TheAlphaWolf.

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Scientists estimate that the species alive today make up less than 0.1% of those that have ever lived.
link http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/evolution/speciation/section3.rhtml

Oct 15 2004, 7:17 PM
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