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When the invasion of land failed : the legacy of the Devonian extinctions
Author
Title
When the invasion of land failed : the legacy of the Devonian extinctions / George R. McGhee Jr.
ISBN
9780231160568 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0231160569 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780231160575 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0231160577 (pbk. : alk. paper)
a9780231536363 (ebook)
0231536364 (ebook)
Published
New York : Columbia University Press, c2013.
Physical Description
xi, 317 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 23 cm.
Summary
"This book explores the ecological consequences of the twin extinction events--the one that occurred within the Late Devonian (the end-Frasnian extinction) and the one that closed the Devonian period (the end-Famennian extinction)--for the evolution of terrestrial animal life on Earth--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 13, 2013
Series
Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The evolution of life on land
The plants establish a beachhead
The first animal invasion
The first catastrophe and retreat
The second animal invasion
The second catastrophe and retreat
Victory at last
The legacy of the Devonian extinctions.
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