| Description |
xiv, 173 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Claude J. Allegre -- 1. Mass extinctions -- 2. An asteroid impact -- 3. From the roof of the world to the Deccan Traps -- 4. The volcanic scenario -- 5. Plumes and hot spots -- 6. A remarkable correlation -- 7. Nemesis or Shiva? -- 8. Chicxulub -- 9. Controversy and coincidence -- 10. Improbable catastrophes and the flukes of evolution |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Updated translation from the French |
| Subject |
Catastrophes (Geology)
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Extinction (Biology)
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| LC no. |
98032169 |
| ISBN |
0521583926 |
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0521891183 (paperback) |
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