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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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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

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology

Critical moments and perspectives in earth history and paleobiology series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-312) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 15-2733

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