Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities
the causes of mass extinctions
$27.49
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2005
Summary
Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities: Unraveling Earth’s Mass Extinctions
This book delves into the dramatic periods in Earth’s history known as mass extinctions – brief geological intervals when life teetered on the brink of oblivion. While the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago is widely recognized, it pales in comparison to the Permian extinction, a cataclysm 250 million years ago that wiped out over 90% of life.
What forces triggered these devastating events? Cou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192806680 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0192806688 |
| Author: | Tony Hallam |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
Compelling book…
`“an excellent concise account of the evidence for both major and minor mass extinctions”‘Tony Hallam, Chemistry & Industry
About The Author
Tony Hallam
Tony Hallam is Emeritus Professor of Geology at the University of Birmingham and the author of several books on geology.
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