About this title: Why do mass extinctions occur? The demise of the dinosaurs has been discussed exhaustively, but has never been out into the context of other extinction events. This is the first systematic review of the mass extinctions of all organisms, plant and animal, terrestrial and marine, that have occurred in the history of life. This includes the major crisis 250 million years ago which nearly wiped out all life on Earth. By examining current paleontological, geological, and sedimentological evidence of environmental changes, the cases for explanations based on climate change, marine regressions, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 12/4/1997
ISBN-13:9780198549161ISBN:0198549164
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198549161ISBN:0198549164
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1997-12-04
ISBN-13:9780198549161ISBN:0198549164
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198549161ISBN:0198549164
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 240x168 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (328) the first book to review all the evidence concerning both the dinosaur extinctions and all the other major extinctions-of plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine life-in the history of life. all the extinction mechanisms are critically assessed, including meteorite impact, anoxia, and volcanism. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198549161ISBN:0198549164
Description: New. Mass extinctions are the most colossal catastrophes in the history of our planet. In the first work of its kind, the authors review the collective evidence--from a multidisciplinary perspective--for numerous mass extinctions by various causes such as... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press(UK)
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780198549161ISBN:0198549164
Description: New. This text reviews the evidence concerning both the dinosaur extinctions and all the other major extinctions-of plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine life-in the history of life. All the extinction mechanisms are critically assessed, including met... read more
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