When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time
Benton, Michael J.2008
Books, Manuscripts
As well as documenting the mass extinction that took place at the end of the Permian period, around 251 million years ago, this volume also presents a history of developing ideas and explains how we know what we know about geology and palaeontology.
Main title:
When life nearly died : the greatest mass extinction of all time / Michael J. Benton.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
Collation:
336 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-328) and index.
ISBN:
9780500285732 (pbk)050028573X (pbk)
Dewey class:
576.8'4576.84
Language:
English
BRN:
760166