Mass Extinctions - Processes & Evidence

ISBN-10
0471945242
ISBN-13
9780471945246
Category
Science
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
1991-09-29
Publisher
Wiley
Author
Stephen K. Donovan

Description

Mass extinctions, the apparently sudden and regular disappearance of large numbers of species from the fossil record, are one of the mostly keenly contested and controversial debates in contemporary science. A great deal of research effort has gone into the topic and certain claims, notably that mass extinction eras display a periodicity of 24 million years, have caused great interest and disagreement.

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