When the invasion of land failed
Subtitle: the legacy of the Devonian extinctions
By: George R. McGhee Jr
Series: Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology; Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology series
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780231160568; 9780231160575
Subjects: Catastrophes (Geology); Extinction (Biology); Paleontology
Description: "This book explores the ecological consequences of the twin extinction events--the one that occurred within the Late Devonian (the end-Frasnian extinction) and the one that closed the Devonian period (the end-Famennian extinction)--for the evolution of terrestrial animal life on Earth"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.
Table of contents: title: The evolution of life on land; title: The plants establish a beachhead; title: The first animal invasion; title: The first catastrophe and retreat; title: The second animal invasion; title: The second catastrophe and retreat; title: Victory at last; title: The legacy of the Devonian extinctions.