Title Evolutionary catastrophes : the science of mass extinction / Vincent Courtillot ; translated by Joe McClinton.

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 173 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents	Mass extinctions -- Asteroid impact -- From the roof of the world to the Deccan Traps -- Volcanic scenario -- Plumes and hot spots -- Remarkable correlation -- Nemesis or Shiva? -- Chicxulub -- Controversy and coincidence -- Improbable catastrophes and the flukes of evolution.
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Subject	Catastrophes (Geology)
	Catastrophes (Geology)
	Extinction (Biology)
	Extinction (Biology)
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Title	Vie en catastrophes. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98099275
Other Form:	Print version: Courtillot, V. Vie en catastrophes. English. Evolutionary catastrophes. New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521583926 (DLC) 98032169 (OCoLC)40298284
ISBN	0511010168 (electronic book)
	9780511010163 (electronic book)
	0511038836 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader)
	9780511038839 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader)