Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions /
Geologist Tony Hallam takes readers on a tour of the Earth's history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Geologist Tony Hallam takes readers on a tour of the Earth's history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191916434 (ebook) 0191916439 (ebook) 0191523445 9780191523441 1280762942 9781280762949 0191513091 9780191513091 1429421169 9781429421164 |