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McGhee, Jr 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 225 0 $aThe Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-231-16057-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tCHAPTER 1. The Evolution of Life on Land --$tCHAPTER 2. The Plants Establish a Beachhead --$tCHAPTER 3. The First Animal Invasion --$tCHAPTER 4. The First Catastrophe and Retreat --$tCHAPTER 5. The Second Animal Invasion --$tCHAPTER 6. The Second Catastrophe and Retreat --$tCHAPTER 7. Victory at Last --$tCHAPTER 8. The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aThe invasion of land by ocean-dwelling plants and animals was one of the most revolutionary events in the evolution of life on Earth, yet the animal invasion almost failed-twice-because of the twin mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Epoch. 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