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- catalog abstract ""Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: at least 90 percent of life was destroyed, both on land and in the sea. ... This book documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent rekindling of the idea of catastrophism."--Page [2] of jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12826450.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe that took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: at least 90 percent of life was destroyed, both on land and in the sea. ... This book documents not only what happened during this gigantic mass extinction but also the recent rekindling of the idea of catastrophism."--Page [2] of jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-328) and index.".
- catalog description "The geological time-scale -- ch. 1 Antediluvian sauria -- ch. 2 Murchison names the Permian -- ch. 3 The death of catastrophism -- ch. 4 The concept that dared not speak its name -- ch. 5 Impact! -- ch. 6 Diversity, extinction and mass extinction -- ch. 7 Homing in on the event -- ch. 8 Life's biggest challenge -- ch. 9 A tale of two continents -- ch. 10 On the river Sakmara -- ch. 11 What caused the biggest catastrophe of all time? -- ch. 12 The sixth mass extinction? -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.".
- catalog extent "336 p. :".
- catalog identifier "050005116X (hc)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Thames & Hudson,".
- catalog subject "591.38 21".
- catalog subject "Catastrophes (Geology)".
- catalog subject "Extinction (Biology) History.".
- catalog subject "Geology, Stratigraphic Permian.".
- catalog subject "QE721.2.E97 B46 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "The geological time-scale -- ch. 1 Antediluvian sauria -- ch. 2 Murchison names the Permian -- ch. 3 The death of catastrophism -- ch. 4 The concept that dared not speak its name -- ch. 5 Impact! -- ch. 6 Diversity, extinction and mass extinction -- ch. 7 Homing in on the event -- ch. 8 Life's biggest challenge -- ch. 9 A tale of two continents -- ch. 10 On the river Sakmara -- ch. 11 What caused the biggest catastrophe of all time? -- ch. 12 The sixth mass extinction? -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.".
- catalog title "When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time / Michael J. Benton.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".