The Late Devonian Mass Extinction
The Frasnian/Famennian Crisis
Will be published approx. on 22. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-0-231-07505-3 (ISBN)
Description
Based on two decades of research, The Late Devonian Mass Extinction reviews the many theories that have been presented to explain the global mass extinction that struck the earth over 367 million years ago, considering in particular the possibility that the extinction was triggered by multiple impacts of extraterrestrial objects.
Reviews / Votes
McGhee has written a science mystery about one of the major extinction events in the Phanerozoic in a well organized investigation of a mass murder . . . This book is a clear, concise treatment of a complex problem that deserves readership beyond individuals interested in extinctions or the Devonian. -- Jeff Over, State University of New York, GeneseoMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
107 tables & figs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-07505-3 (9780231075053)
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Person
George R. McGhee Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Paleobiology at Rutgers University and a member of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research in Klosterneuburg, Austria. He has held research positions at the University of Tuebingen, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the American Museum of Natural History.