Extinction How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago - Updated Edition

Name: Extinction How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago - Updated Edition
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ISBN: 9780691165653

ISBN-10: 0691165653

ISBN-13: 9780691165653

Edition: 2015 (Revised)

Authors: Douglas H. Erwin

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Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95 percent of all living species died out--a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 185 million years later. How this happened remains a mystery. But there are many competing theories. Some blame huge volcanic eruptions that covered an area as large as the continental United States; others argue for sudden changes in ocean levels and chemistry, including burps of methane gas; and still others cite the impact of an extraterrestrial object, similar to what caused the dinosaurs' extinction.Extinction is a paleontological mystery story. Here, the world's foremost authority on…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 2/20/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.43" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English