| Description |
xi, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Critical moments in paleobiology and Earth history series |
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Critical moments in paleobiology and earth history series.
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| Contents |
1. Crises in the History of Life -- 2. Severity of the Mass Extinction -- 3. Duration of the Mass Extinction -- 4. Victims and Survivors -- 5. The Late Devonian World -- 6. Ecological Signature of the Mass Extinction -- 7. Proposed Causes of the Mass Extinction -- 8. Catastrophic Impact of an Asteroid or Comet? -- 9. The Search for Evidence of Impact -- 10. Extinction, Ecology, and Evolution -- Appendix: Dramatis Personae |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-291) and index |
| Subject |
Catastrophes (Geology)
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Extinction (Biology)
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Paleontology -- Devonian.
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| LC no. |
95038419 |
| ISBN |
0231075049 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0231075057 (paper : acid-free paper) |
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