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Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities : the causes of mass extinctions.

Renowned geologist Tony Hallam takes us on a tour of the Earth's history, and of the cataclysmic events, as well as the more gradual extinctions, that have punctuated life on Earth throughout the past 500 million years.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hallam, Tony
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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