When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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When Life Nearly Died documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent renewal of the idea of catastrophism: the theory that changes in the earth's crust were brought about suddenly in the past by phenomena that cannot be observed today. Was the end-Permian event caused by the impact of a huge meteorite or comet, or by prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? The evidence has been accumulating, and Michael J. Benton gives his verdict at the end of the volume.

The new edition brings the study of the greatest mass extinction of all time thoroughly up-to-date. In the twelve years since the book was originally published, hundreds of geologists and paleontologists have been investigating all aspects of how life could be driven to the brink of annihilation, and especially how life recovered afterwards, providing the foundations of modern ecosystems.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Benton, Michael J.
  • ISBN: 9780500291931
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.10 x 1.40
  • Number Of Pages: 352
  • Publication Year: 2015

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