The worst of times : how life on earth survived eighty million years of extinctions / Paul B. Wignal...
The worst of times : how life on earth survived eighty million years of extinctions / Paul B. Wignal...
The worst of times : how life on earth survived eighty million years of extinctions / Paul B. Wignall.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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G 2016/1608
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 199 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm.
Content type
still image
text
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
ch. 1 A Time of Dying -- ch. 2 Extinction in the Shadows -- ch. 3 The Killing Seas -- ch. 4 Troubled Times in the Triassic -- ch. 5 Triassic Downfall -- ch. 6 Pangea's Final Blow -- ch. 7 Pangea's Death and the Rise of Resilience.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
260 million years ago, life on Earth suffered wave after wave of cataclysmic extinctions, with the worst--the end-Permian extinction--wiping out nearly every species on the planet. This book delves into the mystery behind these extinctions and sheds light on the fateful role the primeval supercontinent, known as Pangea, may have played in causing t...
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The worst of times : how life on earth survived eighty million years of extinctions / Paul B. Wignall.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/1608
Record Identifier
74VKVPamZR0d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPamZR0d
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ISBN
9780691142098 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
DDC
576.8/4
MMS ID
991023993305702626
