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Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath
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This is a systematic review of the major mass extinctions in the history of life. It covers all groups of organisms - plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine - that have become extinct alongside the geological and sedimentological evidence for environmental changes during the biotic crises. All proposed extinction mechanisms - climate change, meteorite impact, volcanisms - are critically assessed. In this text the demise of the dinosaurs is put into the proper context of other extinction events. This book is intended for undergraduates in Europe and graduate students in the US, studying geology, palaeontology, or evolutionary biology, and their teachers. It should also be of interest to research scientists in adjacent subjects.
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- Authors
- Marshall, C. R., Hallam, A., & Wignall, P. B.
- Venue
- PALAIOS
- Publisher
- Society for Sedimentary Geology
- Published
- 1999-08
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 405
- ISSN
- 0883-1351 (ISSN-L)
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- W2025737227
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- 44.93
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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