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Author : Spencer G. Lucas
Release : 2021-11-09
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Permian Extinctions by : Spencer G. Lucas
Download or read book Permian Extinctions written by Spencer G. Lucas. This book was released on 2021-11-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. M. Celâl ?engör
Release : 2009
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 481/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Permian Extinction and the Tethys by : A. M. Celâl ?engör
Download or read book The Permian Extinction and the Tethys written by A. M. Celâl ?engör. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extinction that wiped out 95% of the living species at the end of the Paleozoic era can be explained by the fact that when it happened, all landmasses were one continent, Pangea, with an inner ocean, the Paleo-Tethys. This ocean included the richest n
Author : Douglas H. Erwin
Release : 2015-03-22
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Extinction by : Douglas H. Erwin
Download or read book Extinction written by Douglas H. Erwin. This book was released on 2015-03-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95 percent of all living species died out—a global catastrophe far greater than the dinosaurs' demise 185 million years later. How this happened remains a mystery. But there are many competing theories. Some blame huge volcanic eruptions that covered an area as large as the continental United States; others argue for sudden changes in ocean levels and chemistry, including burps of methane gas; and still others cite the impact of an extraterrestrial object, similar to what caused the dinosaurs' extinction. Extinction is a paleontological mystery story. Here, the world's foremost authority on the subject provides a fascinating overview of the evidence for and against a whole host of hypotheses concerning this cataclysmic event that unfolded at the end of the Permian. After setting the scene, Erwin introduces the suite of possible perpetrators and the types of evidence paleontologists seek. He then unveils the actual evidence--moving from China, where much of the best evidence is found; to a look at extinction in the oceans; to the extraordinary fossil animals of the Karoo Desert of South Africa. Erwin reviews the evidence for each of the hypotheses before presenting his own view of what happened. Although full recovery took tens of millions of years, this most massive of mass extinctions was a powerful creative force, setting the stage for the development of the world as we know it today. In a new preface, Douglas Erwin assesses developments in the field since the book's initial publication.
Author : Douglas H. Erwin
Release : 1993
Genre : Computers
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Book Synopsis The Great Paleozoic Crisis by : Douglas H. Erwin
Download or read book The Great Paleozoic Crisis written by Douglas H. Erwin. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carefully examines the events recorded at the major Permo-Triassic boundary sections and documents the patterns of extinction and survival among the major groups of marine and terrestrial plants and animals. Erwin also provides a detailed summary of the climatic, geologic, geophysical and geochemical events of the Late Permian and Early Triassic.
Author : Michael J. Benton
Release : 2015-08-11
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time (Revised edition) by : Michael J. Benton
Download or read book When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time (Revised edition) written by Michael J. Benton. This book was released on 2015-08-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth’s history. The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly recommended.” —Choice Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. It is far less widely understood that a much greater catastrophe took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: at least ninety percent of life on earth was destroyed. 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.
