Evolutionary catastrophes
Subtitle: the science of mass extinction
By: Vincent Courtillot ; translated by Joe McClinton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780511010163
Subjects: Life Sciences; Electronic books; SCIENCE; Extinction (Biologie); Catastrophes (Geology); Extinction (Biology); Evolution; Catastrophes (Géologie)
Work titles: Vie en catastrophes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Mass extinctions --; title: Asteroid impact --; title: From the roof of the world to the Deccan Traps --; title: Volcanic scenario --; title: Plumes and hot spots --; title: Remarkable correlation --; title: Nemesis or Shiva? --; title: Chicxulub --; title: Controversy and coincidence --; title: Improbable catastrophes and the flukes of evolution.