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Author Hallam, A. (Anthony), 1933-

Title Catastrophes and lesser calamities : the causes of mass extinctions / Tony Hallam.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  QE721.2.E97 H345 2005    Available  ---
Description xiii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Note Originally published: 2004.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index.
Contents In search of possible causes of mass extinctions -- Historical background -- Evidence for catastrophic organic changes in the geological record -- Impact by comets and asteroids -- Sea-level changes -- Oxygen deficiency in the oceans -- Climate change -- Volcanic activity -- Pulling the strands together -- The evolutionary significance of mass extinctions -- The influence of humans.
Subject Extinction (Biology)
Extinction (Biology)
Catastrophes (Geology)
Catastrophes (Geology)
ISBN 0192806688 paperback