Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath

Zusatztext '...It is a pleasure to recommend a book that should be purchased by anyone (yes! even undergraduates) interested in geology...This book....represents an impressive summary of the literature...a valuable addition to the mass extinction literature...' Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung The first book to review all the evidence concerning both the dinosaur extinctions and all the other major extinctions - of plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine life - in the history of life. All the extinction mechanisms are critically assessed, including meteorite impact, anoxia, and volcanism.

Product details

• Authors: Hallam, A. Hallam, A. (Lapworth Professor of Geology Hallam, A. Wignall Hallam, Anthony Hallam, P. B. Wignall, Paul Wignall
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.09.1997
• EAN: 9780198549161
• ISBN: 978-0-19-854916-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Cambridge Texts in Hist.of Phi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology, Evolution / Evolutionary biology