| Edition |
Updated and revised edition. |
| Description |
viii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: New York : Bantam Books, 1994. End of evolution. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-304) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The permian/triassic event -- The Cape -- The great Karoo -- End of an era -- pt. 2. The triassic/jurassic event -- Dawn of the mesozoic -- Haida gwai -- pt. 3. The cretaceous/tertiary mass event -- The age of dinosaurs -- Death of the dinosaurs -- pt. 4. The modern mass extinction -- Autumn -- Winter -- Overkill -- Lost islands -- Numbers -- The end of evolution, the future of evolution. |
| Subject |
Extinction (Biology)
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Catastrophes (Geology)
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Biodiversity.
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| Added Author |
Ward, Peter D. (Peter Douglas), 1949-
End of evolution.
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| ISBN |
0231118627 alkaline paper |
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