When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time / / Michael J. Benton |
Autore | Benton M. J (Michael J.) |
Edizione | [Revised edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Extinction (Biology) - History
Catastrophes (Geology) Geology, Stratigraphic - Permian |
ISBN | 0-500-77319-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793736003321 |
Benton M. J (Michael J.) | ||
London : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time / / Michael J. Benton |
Autore | Benton M. J (Michael J.) |
Edizione | [Revised edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 576.8/4 |
Soggetto topico |
Extinction (Biology) - History
Catastrophes (Geology) Geology, Stratigraphic - Permian |
ISBN | 0-500-77319-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820540503321 |
Benton M. J (Michael J.) | ||
London : , : Thames & Hudson, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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