Description: In the geological record, there are five major mass extinctions the "Big Five." The most famous happened at the end of the Cretaceous Period, when the dinosaurs and two-thirds of all marine animal species were wiped out, opening the door for the age of mammals and the rise of Homo Sapiens. Using this example as a springboard, David M. Raup leaps into an egaging discussion of the theories, assumptions, and difficulties associated with the science of species extinction. Woven is along the way are stories of the trilobite eye, tropical reefs, flying reptiles, and the fate of the heath hen on Martha's Vineyard, a very modern extinction. David M. Raup is the Sewell Avery Distinguished Service Professor and a statistical paleontologist at the University of Chicago.
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EAN: 9780393309270
UPC: 9780393309270
ISBN: 9780393309270
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Item Length: 20.9 cm
Number of Pages: 230 Pages
Publication Name: Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck?
Language: English
Publisher: Ww Norton & Co
Item Height: 208 mm
Subject: Geology, Science, Biology
Publication Year: 1993
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 290 g
Author: David M. Raup
Item Width: 140 mm
Format: Paperback
