Evolutionary catastrophes
the science of mass extinction
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Publication
1999 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
43,250 words, Guess
Page Count
173 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL371372M
- ISBN-100521583926
- OCLC Control Number40298284
- OCLC Control Numberevolutionarycata00cour_117
- Library of Congress Control Number98032169
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- LibraryThing1279004
- Goodreads1663850
Classifications
- DDC576.8/4
- LCCQE506 .C7513 1999
Description
"Science is not a democracy, and there is no room for political compromise," writes rankel in reference to the raging debate over what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. In one camp are the catastrophists, led by the discoveries of Walter and Louis Alvarez, who believe that a meteor impact was the cause; in the opposite corner, led by Courtillot (geophysics, Univ. of Paris), are the gradualists, who believe that dinosaur extinction was caused by long periods of intense volcanism." Library Journal.
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