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Extinction
Stanley, Steven M

Extinction

Scientific American Books (1987)
0716750147
| Hardcover, Dust Jacket
242 pages
Dewey 575.7 STA

Genre

  • Non Fiction

Subject

  • Extinction (Biology)

Plot

The author introduces the basic concepts of geology and palaeobiology that are necessary to understand mass extinction and addresses individual crises in chronological order, describing them and showing how temporal, geographic, and biological patterns offer clues to help pinpoint the agents of extinction.