The ends of the world : volcanic apocalypses, lethal oceans and our quest to understand Earth's past mass extinctions
Brannen, Peter, 1983-2017
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Over the past decade has come a revolution in our understanding of global apocalypses. Armed with new technology, scientists have dived into deep time to examine our planet's near-death experiences. The bad news is that they look eerily like our future. Take a wild ride through the crime scenes, from South Africa to the New York Palisades. Meet the obsessive, off-kilter personalities using cutting-edge forensic tools to piece together the weird and wonderful clues hiding in the fossil record - dragonflies the size of seagulls and fishes with guillotines for mouths. A rip-roaring chronicle and a cautionary tale, this book reveals how these five near extinctions gave rise to our modern world - we've never seen so clearly what Armageddon looks like.
Main title:
Author:
Brannen, Peter, 1983-, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2017.
Collation:
x, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786070074 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
930930 BRA
Language:
English
BRN:
4217430