Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago - Updated Edition (Princeton Science Library)

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...

By Douglas H. Erwin
Series: Princeton Science Library (Book 37)
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Revised ed. edition (March 22, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691165653
ISBN-13: 978-0691165653
Product Dimensions: 5 x 1 x 7 inches
Amazon Rank: 556843
Format: PDF ePub TXT book

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The title of the book is "Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago" and the author is Douglas H. Erwin. Our planet has a sometimes very violent history, which is recorded in its rock strata. How do we decipher it? Geology is

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