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Evolutionary catastrophes : the science of mass extinction.
Author
Courtillot, V.
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Uniform title
Vie en catastrophes.
English
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description
176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QE506 .C7513 1999
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Extinction (Biology)
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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Notes
Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
1. Mass extinctions
2. An asteroid impact
3. From the roof of the world to the Deccan Traps
4. The volcanic scenario
5. Plumes and hot spots
6. A remarkable correlation
7. Nemesis or Shiva?
8. Chicxulub
9. Controversy and coincidence
10. Improbable catastrophes and the flukes of evolution.
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ISBN
0521583926
9780521583923
OCLC
40753666
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Evolutionary catastrophes : the science of mass extinction / Vincent Courtillot ; translated by Joe McClinton.
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