Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
ISBN 13 | 9780192806680 |
Book Subtitle | The Causes Of Mass Extinctions |
Book Description | This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth. The most famous is the mass extinction that happened about 65 million years ago, and that caused the death of the dinosaurs. But that was not the worst mass extinction: that honour goes to the extinction at the end of the Permian Period, about 250 million years ago, when over 90% of life is thought to have become extinct. |
Editorial Review | an excellent concise account of the evidence for both major and minor mass extinctions - Tony Hallam, Chemistry and Industry |
About the Author | Tony Hallam is Emeritues Professor of Geology at the University of Birmingham and the author of a range of scientific books and papers including Great Geological Controversies (1992) and Mass Extinctions and their Aftermath (with Paul Wignall, 1997). |
Language | English |
Author | Tony Hallam |
Edition Number | 2005 |
Publication Date | 9/1/2005 |
Number of Pages | 240 |
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