When life nearly died : : the greatest mass extinction of all time /

When life nearly died : : the greatest mass extinction of all time / / Michael J. Benton.

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Benton, M. J.
Place / Publishing House:London : : Thames & Hudson,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:Revised edition.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 pages) :; illustrations, maps
Notes:Previous edition: 2003.
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When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time / Michael J. Benton.
Revised edition.
London : Thames & Hudson, 2015.
1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Previous edition: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-341) and index.
Geological timescale -- Antediluvian Sauria --Murchison names the Permian -- The death of catastrophism -- The concept that dared not speak its name -- Impact! -- Diversity, extinction and mass extinction -- Homing in on the event -- Life's biggest challenge -- A tale of two continents -- On the river Sakmara -- What caused the biggest catastrophe of all time? -- Recovery from the brink -- The sixth mass extinction?
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Extinction (Biology) History.
Catastrophes (Geology)
Geology, Stratigraphic Permian.
Electronic books.
Print version: Benton, M. J. (Michael J.) When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time. Revised edition. London : Thames & Hudson, 2015 352 pages 9780500291931 (DLC) 2014952827
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When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time /
Geological timescale -- Antediluvian Sauria --Murchison names the Permian -- The death of catastrophism -- The concept that dared not speak its name -- Impact! -- Diversity, extinction and mass extinction -- Homing in on the event -- Life's biggest challenge -- A tale of two continents -- On the river Sakmara -- What caused the biggest catastrophe of all time? -- Recovery from the brink -- The sixth mass extinction?
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publisher Thames & Hudson,
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physical 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, maps
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contents Geological timescale -- Antediluvian Sauria --Murchison names the Permian -- The death of catastrophism -- The concept that dared not speak its name -- Impact! -- Diversity, extinction and mass extinction -- Homing in on the event -- Life's biggest challenge -- A tale of two continents -- On the river Sakmara -- What caused the biggest catastrophe of all time? -- Recovery from the brink -- The sixth mass extinction?
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