Professor School of Earth Sciences A Hallam; Department of Earth Sciences P B Wignall; A Hallam Cambridge Texts in Hist.of Philosophy: Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath (Paperback)

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 volcanoes or meteorites. A succinct summary of the dinosaur extinction is included in the context of all other major extinctions. 102 illustrations. This is the first review of all the major mass extinctions in the history of life. It covers all groups of organisms - plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine - that have gone extinct alongside the geological and sedimentological evidence for environmental changes during the biotic crises. All proposed extinction mechanisms - climate change, meteorite impact, volcanisms - are critically assessed. The demise of the dinosaurs has been amply discussed, but this is the first time that this event has been put into the proper context of other extinction events.
• Author: A Hallam,P B Wignall • ISBN:9780198549161 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:1997-12-04

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