Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath (Cambridge Texts in Hist.of Philosophy) - Softcover

Hallam, A.

 
9780198549161: Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath (Cambridge Texts in Hist.of Philosophy)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0198549164 ISBN 13: 9780198549161
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

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, asteroid or comet impact, anoxia, and volcanic eruptions are all critically evaluated.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Professor Hallam is Lapworth Professor of Geology, University of Birmingham, and the author of several successful books on various topics in palaeontology. Dr Wignall is lecturer in Palaeontology at the University of Leeds.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198549164
ISBN 13 
9780198549161
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
328
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