When Life Nearly Died The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

Name: When Life Nearly Died The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
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ISBN: 9780500285732

ISBN-10: 050028573X

ISBN-13: 9780500285732

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael J. Benton

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Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: ninety percent of life was destroyed, including saber-toothed reptiles and their rhinoceros-sized prey on land, as well as vast numbers of fish and other species in the sea. This book documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent rekindling of the idea of catastrophism. Was the end-Permian event caused by the impact of a huge meteorite or comet, or by prolonged volcanic eruption in…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.25" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English