Extinction: How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago - Updated Edition (Princeton Science Library)
“The focus is the most severe mass extinction known in earth’s history. The science on which the book is based is up-to-date, thorough, and balanced. Highly recommended.†―Choice
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. It is far less widely understood that a much greater catastrophe took place at the end of the Permian period 251 million years ago: at least ninety percent of life on earth was destroyed.Country | USA |
Brand | Thames & Hudson |
Manufacturer | Thames & Hudson |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | 48 illustrations |
ReleaseDate | 2015-08-11 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780500291931 |