Presents a narrative account of five celebrated controversies in geology that embrace the most important ideas in the history of the science.

Great Geological Controversies

Hallam, A.

Oxford University Press

Presents a narrative account of five celebrated controversies in geology that embrace the most important ideas in the history of the science.

Great geological controversies (Oxford science publications)

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This is the first review of all the major mass extinctions in the history of life. It covers all groups of organisms - plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine - that have gone extinct alongside the geological and sedimentological evidence for environmental changes during the biotic crises. All proposed extinction mechanisms - climate change, meteorite impact, volcanisms - are critically assessed. The demise of the dinosaurs has been amply discussed, but this is the first time that this event has been put into the proper context of other extinction events.

Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath (Cambridge Texts in Hist.of Philosophy)

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Wignall, P. B.

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This is the first review of all the major mass extinctions in the history of life. It covers all groups of organisms - plant, animal, terrestrial, and marine - that have gone extinct alongside the geological and sedimentological evidence for environmental changes during the biotic crises. All proposed extinction mechanisms - climage change, meteorite impact, volcanisms - are critically assessed. The demise of the dinosaurs has been amply discussed, but this is the first time that this event has been put into the proper context of other extinction events.

Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath

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Biological Sciences

Copyright Oxford University Press 1973; reprinted 1974; printed in the US; Clarendon Press.

A revolution in the earth sciences: from continental drift to plate tectonics,

Earth Sciences

Great Geological Controversies (Oxford Science Pubns)

Here is a new edition of a widely acclaimed account of the great historical controversies in geology--a book that covers many of the most important ideas that have emerged since the birth of the subject. This edition includes a new chapter on the emergence of stratigraphy in the nineteenth focusing on controversies surrounding the Cambrian-Silurian and Devonian. Another new chapter reviews the mass extinction theory, which is still under heated debate. Other chapters have been revised to reflect recent developments and changes in the field.

Here is a new edition of a widely acclaimed account of the most celebrated controversies in the history of geology--a book that covers many of the most important ideas that have emerged since the birth of the science. Among the great debates described here are those involving catastrophe theory, uniformitarianism, the discovery of the Ice Age, speculation concerning the age of the earth, and the advent of new ideas on plate tectonics and continental drift. In presenting these key topics, the author opens the fascinating history of geology to a wide audience. Frequently citing original sources, the author gives readers a sense of the colorful and at times immensely entertaining language of scientific discourse. This edition includes a new chapter on the emergence of stratigraphy in the nineteenth century, focusing on controversies surrounding the Cambrian-Silurian and Devonian. Another new chapter reviews the mass extinction theory, which is still hotly debated. Other chapters have been revised to reflect recent developments and changes in the field. Authoritative and highly readable, this unique work will interest all readers interested in the history of science and especially the origin of the prevailing ideas in geology today.

Atlas of palaeobiogeography

Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co.

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Great Geological Controversies

Great geological controversies (Oxford science publications)

Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath (Cambridge Texts in Hist.of Philosophy)

Mass Extinctions and Their Aftermath

A revolution in the earth sciences: from continental drift to plate tectonics,

Great Geological Controversies

Great Geological Controversies (Oxford Science Pubns)

Atlas of palaeobiogeography