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When the invasion of land failed : the legacy of the Devonian extinctions
- Title
- When the invasion of land failed : the legacy of the Devonian extinctions / George R. McGhee Jr.
- Author
- McGhee, George R.
- Publication
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
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Details
- Description
- xi, 317 pages, 12 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 23 cm.
- Summary
- "This book explores the ecological consequences of the twin extinction events--the one that occurred within the Late Devonian (the end-Frasnian extinction) and the one that closed the Devonian period (the end-Famennian extinction)--for the evolution of terrestrial animal life on Earth"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology
- Uniform Title
- Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology series.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.
- Contents
- The evolution of life on land -- The plants establish a beachhead -- The first animal invasion -- The first catastrophe and retreat -- The second animal invasion -- The second catastrophe and retreat -- Victory at last -- The legacy of the Devonian extinctions.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-2733
- ISBN
- 9780231160568 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0231160569 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780231160575 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0231160577 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780231536363 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 0231536364 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013011766
- OCLC
- 842879186
- Author
- McGhee, George R., author.
- Title
- When the invasion of land failed : the legacy of the Devonian extinctions / George R. McGhee Jr.
- Publisher
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiologyCritical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology series.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-2733