Evolutionary catastrophes : the science of mass extinction / Vincent Courtillot ; translated by Joe McClinton.

By:

Courtillot, V

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 173 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511010168
9780511010163
0511038836
9780511038839

Uniform titles:

Vie en catastrophes. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Evolutionary catastrophes.DDC classification:

576.8/4 21

LOC classification:

QE506 .C7513 1999eb

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Contents:

Mass extinctions -- Asteroid impact -- From the roof of the world to the Deccan Traps -- Volcanic scenario -- Plumes and hot spots -- Remarkable correlation -- Nemesis or Shiva? -- Chicxulub -- Controversy and coincidence -- Improbable catastrophes and the flukes of evolution.

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